Duterte mulls military operations vs rapists in Quezon

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 03:23:00 +0000

DUTERTE

President Duterte is mulling on authorizing covert military operations to address the peace and order concerns, particularly the rape incidents, in Quezon province.

The President said he may send the government troops “in civilian clothes” to resolve the problem if the police could not effectively improve the peace and order situation in Quezon. He has even allowed the police to go into “profiling” of persons to hunt down the perpetrators of such crime.

“The police can smell a rat a mile away. You have to go into profiling. I hate it but you have to do it. Sana wala na otherwise I will go there,” he said during his visit to Batangas City.

“Why are there are so many young girls being raped? Otherwise, I’ll be forced to call upon the Army to participate, go covert in civilian clothes and help,” he said.

He said the high number of rape cases has become “intolerable,” adding he suspects the presence of
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