Commentary: The political theatre behind Philippines police cleansing

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In a commentary, Steffen Jensen, professor at the department of Politics and Society at Aalborg University, and Karl Hapal, Assistant Professor at the College of Social Work and Community Development, University of the Philippines Diliman, write about how the Philippines Secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government, Benjamin Abalos Jr, initiated a process of vetting top police officials in January 2023. Mr Jensen and Hapal belive that "[t]his process calls for the courtesy resignation of all generals and colonels of the Philippine National Police (PNP) while a committee of five assesses their involvement in drug dealing in the Philippines." (Summary provided by Infomedia) Sources: East Asia forum, 09-03-2023