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Philippines president warns people violating

coronavirus lockdown will be shot dead
In a televised speech Rodrigo Duterte warned: "Instead of causing trouble, I will bury you."

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People who don't obey coronavirus lockdown rules in the Philippines should be
shot dead, the country's president said.
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In a chilling televised speech, Rodrigo Duterte urged the military to open !re on
anyone who "causes trouble".

He said: "My orders to the police and military ... if there is trouble and there's an
occasion that they !ght back and your lives are in danger, shoot them dead.

"Is that understood? Dead. Instead of causing trouble, I will bury you."
Coronavirus 'may cause
The statement has sparked outrage among human rights group, who say he already brain damage' as
has a history of encouraging extra-judicial killings. dangerous swelling found
in 'confused' patients
Strongman Duterte urged citizens to stay at home to protect the country's fragile
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The Philippines has recorded 96 coronavirus deaths and 2,311 con!rmed cases, all as 'brain damage'
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Duterte has long been accused of encouraging vigilantes and extra-judicial killings,
with human rights groups claiming 12,000 people have been killed in his notorious
'war on drugs'.

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alarming that President Duterte has extended a policy of shoot to kill, a devastating The six mild
hallmark of his presidency, to law enforcement agencies in the community symptoms of
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“Deadly, unchecked force should never be referred to as a method to respond to an

emergency such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The abusive methods used to punish those accused of breaching quarantine, and
the vast number of mass arrests that have been carried out to date against mainly
poor people, are further examples of the oppressive approach the government is
taking against many who are struggling with basic needs."

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