Leila De Lima Reacts to Refusal Duterte to Apologize to Drug War Victims
Detained Senator Leila De Lima expresses reactions to the refusal of President Rodrigo Duterte to apologize to the drug war victims.
President Duterte’s purported refusal to apologize to drug war victims, according to the opposition senator, is not surprising. According to her, tyrants and mass killers have never shown regret for their deeds or crimes.
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De Lima stated that only history would judge Duterte for his crimes against humanity, for which he will be held accountable in due time. De Lima believes that justice will eventually prevail and that evil will not reign indefinitely.
“The gavel shall fall, and not even his refusal to own up to his atrocities can cushion the blow of the ramifications of his cruelty. Evil does not reign forever. Soon, justice catches up,” said De Lima.
“History’s most notorious tyrants and mass murderers never apologized for their crimes either. Not Hitler. Not Stalin. Not Saddam. Not one of them ever did. Truth requires no apology. Their crimes were never erased and neither will yours,” the senator added.
In a tweet, De Lima said, “devil does not apologize. If he ever does, it is never sincere and never without an ulterior motive.”
Duterte claimed in his most recent “Talk to the People” address that he would not apologize for the deaths of suspected drug criminals slain in police operations during his drug war. Because of worries about corruption and illicit drug activity, Duterte was elected president.
Duterte pledged to put an end to all unlawful activities in government offices as well as the main players in the illegal drug trade. Duterte then declared a “war on drugs” to put an end to small-time to big-time illicit drug traffickers.
According to government figures, more nearly 6,200 drug suspects have died in anti-narcotics sting operations since Duterte assumed office in June 2016. According to several human rights organizations, the real death toll might be anywhere between 12,000 and 30,000.
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