{"id":251182,"date":"2020-04-04T01:03:29","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T05:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=251182"},"modified":"2020-04-04T01:03:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T05:03:29","slug":"no-shoot-to-kill-order-vs-quarantine-violators-duterte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/04\/04\/no-shoot-to-kill-order-vs-quarantine-violators-duterte\/","title":{"rendered":"No \u2018shoot to kill\u2019 order vs. quarantine violators: Duterte"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte at the Malago Clubhouse in Malaca\u00f1ang on March 19, 2020. ACE MORANDANTE\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte has clarified that he never directed authorities to \u201ckill\u201d individuals who would violate the quarantine protocols imposed during the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine.<\/p>\n

Duterte clarified his recent pronouncement against troublemakers’ attempt to mess with the government amid its fight against the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).<\/p>\n

Addressing the nation late Friday night, he said the police and the military are only authorized to shoot anyone who resorts to violence during an arrest.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbogado ako (I am a lawyer). I never said in public, shoot to kill, period,\u201d the President said in a speech aired on state-run PTV-4.<\/p>\n

\u201cHindi ako basta-bastang nagbibitaw ng salita. Sinabi ko (I don\u2019t make statements arbitrarily. I said, do that only) if your life is in danger in arresting a person.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Duterte warned that he would order the arrest of people found sowing chaos amid the implementation of the quarantine in Luzon.<\/p>\n

He also told the police and military to shoot if quarantine violators offer resistance and violence during a confrontation.<\/p>\n

In his latest remarks, Duterte advised those who would get arrested for violating quarantine protocols to just submit themselves to the authorities.<\/p>\n

He assured them that they would be freed if the authorities find their explanation \u201cvalid.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the police will find your excuse or your reason valid, they have to release you. Otherwise, they can be charged for false arrest,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

He said he had to order the police and the military to go after quarantine violators because the Covid-19 situation in the country would only worsen.<\/p>\n

\u201cKaya pinagbabawal kasi hindi matapos ito. Para maprotektahan ko \u2018yung mga inosente na ayaw mamatay (Violating quarantine protocols is not allowed because the health crisis would not end. It is necessary to protect the innocent people who do not want to die),\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n

Unfazed by \u2018Oust Duterte\u2019 calls<\/strong><\/p>\n

Duterte\u2019s recent pronouncement earned the ire of his critics, prompting them to urge him to step down from office.<\/p>\n

The hashtag #OustDuterteNow also became a trend on Twitter following his directives against people who would cause disorder amid the quarantine.<\/p>\n

Duterte, however, brushed aside the online calls to unseat him, saying he would only vacate his post if the police and the military tell him to do so.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always the military and the police,\u201d Duterte said. \u201cHuwag na \u2018yang \u2018Oust Duterte\u2019 na mga fake news. Doon kayo mag-tutok sa pulis pati armed forces. \u2018Pag sila nag-sabi, \u2018yun na \u2018yun (Ignore the \u2018Oust Duterte\u2019 calls that are fake news. Focus on the police and the military. If they say so, then that\u2019s it).\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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