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Police Convicted in Philippines ‘War on Drugs’

Three police officers have been found guilty of the extra-judicial murder of a teenager they said was a drug runner.

Three police officers have been found guilty of the extra-judicial murder of Kian Delos Santos, a teenager they said was a drug runner. President Duterte launched his “war on drugs” campaign in 2016 and since then police say 5000 dealers or users have been killed. We’ll hear from a local journalist and one of the country’s senators.

Also in the programme: we’ll hear from an aid worker on the ground in Hudaydah, the Yemeni port that’s the lifeline for much of the population; and the story of the centuries-old Ninja oath discovered by researchers in Japan.

(Picture: supporters of Kian Delos Santos attend a vigil at the police station where the police officers convicted of his killing were stationed. Credit: AFP)

53 minutes

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  • Thu 29 Nov 201814:06GMT

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