From plan to execution
The new president keeps his most brutal campaign promise
A YOUNG man from a poor district of Manila volunteered with a local anti-crime group and was working towards his second degree. The student—call him Joshua—lived with his sister and her husband. After she had a child their small house was cramped, so he was staying with a friend. One night in July, the police raided the friend’s house. They claim that Joshua, his friend and another man were armed and started a gunfight.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “From plan to execution”
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