Pubdate: Mon, 16 Aug 2004
Source: Sunstar Davao (Philippines)
Copyright: 2004 Sunstar
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Author: Ben O. Tesiorna
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MAYOR HITS AMNESTY INT'L

DAVAO City Mayor Rodrigo Sunday lambasted an international human
rights group for criticizing the series of summary executions here in
Davao City and other parts in Mindanao.

The group Amnesty International reportedly wrote a letter to President
Arroyo expressing their concern on the killings in Davao City, among
others.

Duterte advised the human rights group to check first on the rampant
pedophilia abuses in the Scandinavian region where Amnesty
International is based.

"Denmark, Belgium and other countries in the Scandinavian region are
known to be the hub of pedophile activity. They should first check on
that before checking on us," Duterte said.

The mayor said the group has no right to meddle into the city's affair
especially on how to deal with criminality.

"May problem kami dito and we will solve it my way," Duterte
said.

"May ethnic cleansing ngayong nangyayari sa Sudan where thousands of
people are being killed everyday. Yun na muna ang dapat unahin ng
Amnesty International na yan," he added. 
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