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| Philippines: Duterte vows to bring back death penalty | Philippines: Duterte vows to bring back death penalty |
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| Philippines President-elect Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to reintroduce capital punishment and give security forces permission to shoot to kill. | Philippines President-elect Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to reintroduce capital punishment and give security forces permission to shoot to kill. |
| The controversial policies are the latest in a series from the soon-to-be leader, including bans on alcohol and smoking and a curfew for children. | The controversial policies are the latest in a series from the soon-to-be leader, including bans on alcohol and smoking and a curfew for children. |
| He has also promised to turn the presidential palace into a hospital. | He has also promised to turn the presidential palace into a hospital. |
| Mr Duterte was nicknamed "The Punisher" for his record as the crime-crushing mayor of the southern town of Davao. | Mr Duterte was nicknamed "The Punisher" for his record as the crime-crushing mayor of the southern town of Davao. |
| More than 1,000 criminals were killed by security forces in Davao during Mr Duterte's stewardship. | More than 1,000 criminals were killed by security forces in Davao during Mr Duterte's stewardship. |
| The Philippines abolished capital punishment in 2006. | |
| 'Death squad mayor' | |
| Speaking at a press conference in the town, Mr Duterte, 71, said: "What I will do is to urge Congress to restore the death penalty by hanging." | Speaking at a press conference in the town, Mr Duterte, 71, said: "What I will do is to urge Congress to restore the death penalty by hanging." |
| He said permission to shoot to kill would be given for organised crime figures and people resisting arrest. | He said permission to shoot to kill would be given for organised crime figures and people resisting arrest. |
| Mr Duterte courted controversy throughout his election campaign, threatening to kill drug dealers and dump them in Manila Bay. | Mr Duterte courted controversy throughout his election campaign, threatening to kill drug dealers and dump them in Manila Bay. |
| He vowed to give himself and members of the security forces immunity from prosecution after leaving office, saying: "Pardon given to Rodrigo Duterte for the crime of multiple murder, signed Rodrigo Duterte." | He vowed to give himself and members of the security forces immunity from prosecution after leaving office, saying: "Pardon given to Rodrigo Duterte for the crime of multiple murder, signed Rodrigo Duterte." |
| Last month a video emerged showing the candidate joking about a Australian woman who was raped and murdered in Davao while he was mayor, saying she was so beautiful "the mayor should have been first". | Last month a video emerged showing the candidate joking about a Australian woman who was raped and murdered in Davao while he was mayor, saying she was so beautiful "the mayor should have been first". |
| In 2015, Human Rights Watch described Mr Duterte as the "death squad mayor" for his strong-arm tactics in Davao. | In 2015, Human Rights Watch described Mr Duterte as the "death squad mayor" for his strong-arm tactics in Davao. |
| Duterte in quotes | |
| On vowing to kill criminals | |
| "Forget the laws on human rights... You drug pushers, hold-up men and do-nothings, you better go out. Because I'd kill you. I'll dump all of you into Manila Bay, and fatten all the fish there." | |
| On the rape of a female missionary | |
| "I saw her face and I thought, son of a bitch. what a pity... I was mad she was raped but she was so beautiful. I thought, the mayor should have been first." | |
| On the Pope's visit holding up traffic | |
| "We were affected by the traffic. It took us five hours... I wanted to call him: 'Pope, son of a whore, go home. Do not visit us again'." | |
| On taking Viagra | |
| "I was separated from my wife. I'm not impotent. What am I supposed to do? Let this hang forever? When I take Viagra, it stands up." | |
| "Duterte Harry" in quotes | |
| Duterte: From 'Punisher' to president |