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Duterte: Not EJK if killing is in self-defense

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/nation/8/26/duterte-nib-082616.jpg"/></figure></div><p>President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday told barangay officials in Davao City that killing suspected lawbreakers in self-defense is &quot;not an extrajudicial killing&quot;, so they should &quot;go ahead&quot;.</p><p>&quot;If you think that your life is in danger, go ahead…by all means kill…hindi iyan extrajudicial killing,&quot; he said in a mix of Visayan and English during a Christmas gathering in the city.</p><p>He said he was able to clean up Davao City because of the cooperation of barangay officials. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1460005" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><p>Local officials struck fear into the hearts of criminals, particularly those involved in the illegal drug trade, he added.</p><p>&quot;Either ikaw ang mamatay o ang droga. Mamili ka. (Either you die, or drugs will. Choose.) I will always defend you. Don’t be afraid of charges filed against you, that goes with the military and the police…and that is until the end of my term,&quot; Duterte said.</p><p>Duterte earlier said that <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/14/16/duterte-says-he-personally-killed-people">during his term</a> as mayor of Davao City, he personally killed suspected criminals to set an example for police.</p><p>He also acknowledged <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/17/16/duterte-says-he-killed-criminals-in-his-third-month-as-davao-city-mayor">killing suspected criminals</a>, such as kidnappers, in Davao City during his third month as mayor.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Pag labas ng carbine sa window, pinagbabaril namin. Totoo iyan…mayor ako ng Davao, hindi ako papayag na mangyayari iyan sa amin,&quot; he said during an ambush interview on December 17.</p><p>(I&#x27;d shoot them from the window using the carbine. That&#x27;s true. I was the mayor of Davao and I wasn&#x27;t going to let that happen.)</p>

<p>President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday told barangay officials that killing lawbreakers in self-defense is "not an extrajudicial killing", so they should "go ahead".</p>

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday told barangay officials that killing lawbreakers in self-defense is "not an extrajudicial killing", so they should "go ahead".