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| Rodrigo Duterte's allies press for senator critical of drug war to be charged Rodrigo Duterte's allies press for senator critical of drug war to be charged | |
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| Allies of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte have filed a criminal complaint against a senator who has been an outspoken critic of a surge of extrajudicial killings unleashed by the president’s campaign against drugs. | Allies of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte have filed a criminal complaint against a senator who has been an outspoken critic of a surge of extrajudicial killings unleashed by the president’s campaign against drugs. |
| The legal complaint against senator Leila de Lima, who was justice minister in a previous administration, is the latest government action against her since she led an inquiry into the killings. | The legal complaint against senator Leila de Lima, who was justice minister in a previous administration, is the latest government action against her since she led an inquiry into the killings. |
| She has denounced the government attacks on her as “madness” and “harassment” and she has appealed to Duterte to stop the string of bizarre accusations and insults. | She has denounced the government attacks on her as “madness” and “harassment” and she has appealed to Duterte to stop the string of bizarre accusations and insults. |
| Senators loyal to Duterte ousted her from the leadership of the investigation in September. | Senators loyal to Duterte ousted her from the leadership of the investigation in September. |
| Congressmen then accused her of disrespect in connection with criticism she made of her treatment and the fate of the inquiry. That led to a criminal complaint. | Congressmen then accused her of disrespect in connection with criticism she made of her treatment and the fate of the inquiry. That led to a criminal complaint. |
| “Senator de Lima has shown disrespect to the House of Representatives,” said congressman Reynaldo Umali, head of the lower house’s justice panel. | “Senator de Lima has shown disrespect to the House of Representatives,” said congressman Reynaldo Umali, head of the lower house’s justice panel. |
| “We cannot allow this incident to pass, how can we earn the respect of the people when a senator insults us by calling the inquiry a sham and a kangaroo court.“ | “We cannot allow this incident to pass, how can we earn the respect of the people when a senator insults us by calling the inquiry a sham and a kangaroo court.“ |
| De Lima is on an official trip to the United States and Europe and was not available for comment. | De Lima is on an official trip to the United States and Europe and was not available for comment. |
| Duterte’s war on drugs, the key plank of his campaign for a May election, has claimed about 5,000 lives since 1 July. | Duterte’s war on drugs, the key plank of his campaign for a May election, has claimed about 5,000 lives since 1 July. |
| The high toll and mysterious circumstances of some of the killings have alarmed rights groups, the United States and United Nations, whose concerns have drawn angry rebukes from Duterte. | The high toll and mysterious circumstances of some of the killings have alarmed rights groups, the United States and United Nations, whose concerns have drawn angry rebukes from Duterte. |
| Umali said de Lima faced imprisonment of up six months if found guilty. | Umali said de Lima faced imprisonment of up six months if found guilty. |
| A small group of opposition politicians in congress said the case against de Lima would have a chilling effect on critics of Duterte’s war on drugs. | A small group of opposition politicians in congress said the case against de Lima would have a chilling effect on critics of Duterte’s war on drugs. |