Duterte ally seeks Senate probe on alleged sale of AK-47 rifles to communist rebels

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MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, at the instruction of President Rodrigo Duterte, has filed a resolution calling on the Senate to investigate the alleged sale of assualt rifles to communist rebels.

Duterte during his final State of the Nation Address on July 26 called on Congress, specifically naming his former national police chief Dela Rosa, to revisit the cases filed against members of the Philippine National Police in 2014 for allegedly selling AK-47 rifles to the New People's Army. 

"[K]indly dig into this because we have identified the person who imported the AK-47 into this country on the pretext of using it in security – providing security and guards in all business establishments and for those who can afford [security for] their home," the president told Congress.

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