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MANILA, Philippines – Philippine police say a provincial city mayor known for parading drug suspects in public to death during a flag-raising ceremony in front of horrified employees.
Mayor Antonio Halili of Tanauan city in Batangas province south of Manila was shot in the chest by a still unknown-gunman Monday and died on the way to a hospital.
Halili had ordered drug suspects to be paraded in a campaign that was dubbed "walks of shame". He vehemently denied the allegation.
President Rodrigo Duterte has waged a brutal crackdown against illegal drugs since taking office. More than 4,000 drug suspects have been killed in police, which have alarmed human rights groups, Western governments and U.N. watchdogs.
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