Rody threatens to kill legislator to help Sara get CIF—Colmenares

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Former President Rodrigo Duterte is threatening members of Congress with harm, in particular a militant lawmaker, just so his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio, can get confidential and intelligence funds for her offices, a former legislator said Friday.

The former President, in the Sonshine TV interview on Tuesday, said the intelligence funds would be used against Castro, adding in Filipino: “But, the first target of your intelligence fund would be you, France, I want to kill all you communists.”“Such a threat delivered on national television should not be ignored and must be called out. Duterte’s red tagging and threats to activists and the opposition must be stopped,” said Colmenares, the former party-list legislator.

According to Colmenares, those threats also constitute a threat against progressive lawmakers and are attempts to stifle the exercise of freedom of expression.Makabayan members have said they have been red-tagged by the government, especially during the Duterte administration. “Threatening the lives of elected representatives is a blatant violation and a dangerous attack on the rights of individuals who are merely pushing for transparency and accountability in government spending,” said Brosas.

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