{"id":130127,"date":"2017-11-10T02:02:10","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T07:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=130127"},"modified":"2017-11-15T00:37:49","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T05:37:49","slug":"duterte-to-uns-callamard-if-you-investigate-me-ill-slap-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/10\/duterte-to-uns-callamard-if-you-investigate-me-ill-slap-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte to UN’s Callamard: If you investigate me, I’ll slap you"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday threatened United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Agnes Callamard (pictured) of physical violence. (UN Photo<\/a> \/ Jean-Marc Ferr\u00e9 via UN Geneva\/Flickr<\/a>, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA, Philippines\u2014President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday threatened United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Agnes Callamard of physical violence.<\/p>\n

In a speech before the Filipino community in Vietnam, an upset Duterte said he would slap Callamard in front of the public if she would \u2018insult\u2019 him by launching an investigation on the alleged human rights violations in his war on illegal drugs.<\/p>\n

\u201cKaya sabi ko kay<\/em> Callamard, kung imbestigahin mo ako<\/em>, sampalin kita<\/em> [That\u2019s why I told Callamard, if you are going to investigate me, I will slap you],\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will slap her in front of you. Why? Because you are insulting me. Why? Because you yourself do not believe in the research of your own organization. You are f****** me and I do not want it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Duterte\u2019s recent outburst against Callamard was caused by the latter\u2019s alleged consultation with a doctor who said that drugs are harmless.<\/p>\n

\u201cNagdala siya ng itim, black, doktor daw siya na… nagsabi daw siya on TV. You know, sabi niya, \u2018use of drugs is harmless\u2019. Sabi ko, p***** i**** \u2018to [She brought a black, who claimed to be a doctor\u2026and spoke on TV. You know, he said, \u2018use of drugs is harmless\u2019. I said, this son of a b****],\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

According to him, the doctor\u2019s statement contradicts a UN report entitled \u201cInternational Narcotics Control Board Precursors and Chemicals Frequently Used in the Illicit Manufacture of Narcotic Drugs and Tropic Substances 2014\u201d which stated that use of methamphetamine or shabu “sometimes triggers aggressive, violent and bizarre behavior among users.”<\/p>\n

\u201cHow can I get a fair hearing if you yourself do not even read the publications of your mother organizations, of the United Nation?\u201d Duterte asked.<\/p>\n

He also threatened to slap UN of its report if they would try to pursue a case against him for extrajudicial killings.<\/p>\n

\u201cSige, tingnan natin, isampal ko ito sa kanila. Eh mismong<\/em> study ninyo ayaw ninyong paniwalain tapos ako kulungin ninyo<\/em> because of extrajudicial killing [Sure, let\u2019s see, I\u2019ll slap this [report] to them. You don\u2019t even believe your own study and you will put me in jail because of extrajudicial killing],\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Callamard had earlier expressed desire to investigate alleged extrajudicial killings in the country. She was invited last year by Malaca\u00f1ang to come to the Philippines but declined due to the conditions set by the government, including a public debate with Duterte. Callmard said that it isn\u2019t possible at is violates UN protocol.<\/p>\n

As of press time, Callamard has not released any statement in relation to Duterte\u2019s recent remarks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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