Philippines' president takes responsibility for thousands of deaths during drugs crackdown

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'If you get killed, it's because I'm enraged by drugs...If I serve my country by going to jail, gladly'

The Philippine president has said he accepts responsibility for the thousands of killings committed during police operations in his crackdown on drugs, adding that he was even ready to go to jail.

 

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