Le nouveau chef de la police philippine s'engage à continuer la guerre aux drogues

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Le nouveau chef de la police philippine s'engage à continuer la guerre aux drogues

7 mai 2018

Son prédécesseur quitte le poste avec des hommages, malgré la brutalité de la guerre aux drogues, qui a attiré des condamnations de la communauté internationale. Pour en savoir plus, en Anglais, veuillez lire les informations ci-dessous.

The new top police commander of the Philippines pledged on Friday to keep up President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug war despite fresh international condemnation over the killings.

Director General Oscar Albayalde, who was sworn in Thursday, will now lead the narcotics crackdown that has killed thousands since Duterte came to power just under two years ago.

“How to sustain the drug war? In order to sustain it, we will not change anything,” Albayalde told reporters at his first press conference as commander.

He took over from Ronaldo Dela Rosa, who retired with hero’s honours this week after helping Duterte launch the crackdown.

“Why would we stop a programme that is very effective?” Albayalde added, citing “very good momentum and gains”.

Police on Friday announced another 13 alleged drug suspects were killed in a sweep that also led to the arrest of 58 people.

Albayalde’s comments came as the Philippines rejected a European Union Parliament resolution voted on Thursday that criticised the crackdown, the latest international condemnation of it.