Former legal counsel Salvador Panelo critiqued the House committee’s questioning during the drug war hearing involving former President Rodrigo Duterte, claiming members lacked legal grounding. Panelo asserted that Duterte’s instructions to law enforcement were within legal limits and only called for force if suspects resisted arrest. Duterte has accepted responsibility for consequences of the drug war, emphasizing it was legally justified.
PANELO CRITICIZES HOUSE HEARING QUESTIONS ON DUTERTE’S DRUG WAR
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