DAVAO City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte lambasted the international human rights group that called on the Philippine government to investigate him and challenged them to experience his brand of justice.
"You are all hypocrites! You cannot even protect the human rights in your own country, the American-Africans and other minorities, not to mention your inutility in dealing with the genocide going on in Africa and other countries," Duterte said.
Duterte added, "To all the bleeding hearts of US-based crime watch: You want a taste of justice, my style? Come to Davao City Philippines, and do drugs in my city. I will execute you in public.”
Phelim Kine, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch, said the National Government should take a "zero-tolerance approach" to any official who espouse extrajudicial killings to control crime.
"Duterte's public support for the extrajudicial killings of suspected criminals should prompt a long overdue investigation into Duterte's possible role in those deaths," Kine said.
Kine added that the government should send an unambiguous message to Duterte and other officials that support for extrajudicial killings.
It has been observed that charges of human rights violations are thrown against Duterte when election nears.