Philippine police officer jailed for killing teens in rare drug war conviction

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A Philippine police officer has been found guilty of killing two teenagers during former President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, court documents showed Tuesday, in a rare conviction of one of the crackdown's enforcers.

A Philippine police officer has been found guilty of killing two teenagers during former President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war, court documents showed Tuesday, in a rare conviction of one of the crackdown’s enforcers.

More than 6,200 people died in the anti-narcotics campaign, according to official figures, but rights groups estimate the actual figure was in the tens of thousands.

 

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