Activists protest in front of the headquarters of the Philippine National Police amid concerns rogue cops are going on the rampage under cover of the war on drugs.
Manila (AFP) - Philippine police allegedly abducting, framing, extorting and murdering people have raised fears of rogue cops going on the rampage under the cover of President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly drug war, critics and some of his supporters say.
Revelations last week a South Korean businessman was strangled to death inside the national police headquarters after being kidnapped by anti-drugs officers looking to extort money from his wife have led to multiple other scandals being uncovered.
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