The Sri Lankan leaders want to copy the Dutertes violent means

Since Rodrigo Duterte came to power in the Philippines to 2016, have at least 5,000 people have been killed in the war against drugs. Human rights groups believe that there could be as many as 20,000.

Now call the Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena the brutal methods ”an example to the world,” reports The Guardian.

turned Sirisena to his colleague and flagged that he wanted to copy the campaign of violence:

– Knarkhotet is comprehensive in my country, and I feel that we ought to follow in your footsteps to get control over this danger.

Duterte said for his part that he looked forward to the two countries could become partners in a future fight against international drug trafficking.

in the year the death penalty for drug trafficking, a measure which, according to the Sirisena was directly inspired by Duterte.

Rodrigo Duterte has attracted attention for a series of stark statements about the mass killings. Targets are not only knarkhandlare but also addict. The life is ”just like” in the president's eyes.

Philippine police officers are encouraged to kill in the war on drugs and are rewarded for it. In practice, it involves the illegal executions.

examines if the extra-judicial killing is a crime against humanity.