Former Philippines police chief and drug war enforcer to be charged with corruption

Justice department says 13 other police officers will also be charged with corruption and drug offences

The former chief police enforcer of Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly war on drugs will be charged with corruption for allegedly protecting officers linked to the narcotics trade, the justice department has announced.

Oscar Albayalde resigned in October after serving as the Philippines’ police chief for more than a year, having presided over an anti-narcotics crackdown that left thousands of drug suspects dead.

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