Duterte to get report on 'drug war' review this week; public access unsure

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File — Police officers investigate an alleged drug dealer killed by an unidentified gunman in Manila. AFP

 

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte is set to receive this week the results of a Department of Justice-led review of 52 "drug war" cases that resulted in deaths but it is unclear if the Commission on Human Rights or the families of people killed in those cases will see the report.

 

As with the DOJ-led panel's initial report, the report will go to the Palace. Matters like access will be discussed later.

 

"We are submitting a report to the president this week regarding the findings of the DOJ on the 52 cases of drug deaths turned over to us by the [Philippine National Police]," Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said.

 

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