Police Convicted in Philippines ‘War on Drugs’

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: one of the police officers convicted of Kian Delos Santos' death covers his face as he leaves the sentencing. Credit: Reuters)