第一週 : 菲國掃毒

Philippines to suspend drug war to clean up 'corrupt' police

 Rodrigo Duterte won the 2016 Philippine presidential election on May 9 promising to kill tens of thousands of criminals. As Mayor of Davao City, Duterte was criticized by groups like Human Rights Watch for the extrajudicial killings of hundreds of street children, petty criminals and drug users carried out by the Davao Death Squad, a vigilante group with which he was allegedly involved.

 Despite earlier pronouncements in front of the media and public crowds, Duterte has denied any involvement in the alleged vigilante killings, and said that the Davao Death Squad does not exist.According to a spokesman, Duterte does not support or endorse the extrajudicial killings of drug suspects.

In speeches made after his inauguration on June 30 , Duterte urged citizens to kill suspected criminals and drug addicts. He said he would order police to adopt a shoot-to-kill policy, and would offer them a bounty for dead suspects. The Philippine National Police said they had killed 30 alleged drug dealers since Duterte was sworn in as president on June 30. They later stated they had killed 103 suspects.

Philippine police are suspending their controversial war on drugs until after the "corrupt" police force has been "cleansed".

Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa said on Monday that anti-drug units would be dissolved. It comes after the murder of a South Korean businessman inside police headquarters. He had been kidnapped and killed by anti-drug police. More than 7,000 people have been killed since the crackdown on drugs began. The death toll and President Rodrigo Duterte's hardline stance against drugs have attracted intense criticism from human rights groups and Western countries, although the president continues to enjoy a high level of support among Filipinos.

Web address:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Drug_War
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38793008

Introduction Analysis:
What: Mr Duterte has made tackling drug use in the Philippines a central part of his presidency.
Who: Rodrigo Duterte (the 2016 Philippine presidential)
Where: the Philippine

Key words: 
suspend暫停
corrupt 腐敗
addict吸毒者
extrajudicial 法外
alleged聲稱
vigilante自衛隊隊員
endorse支持
inauguration就職典禮
bounty賞金
dealer 經銷商
controversial有爭議的