Apple Pulls App Store Games That Glorify Philippine President Duterte's Violent Drugs War

apple has taken down games app store glorify philippine government's deadly drugs war, according regional organization supporting victims of illegal drugs (via the philippine star).

last month, asian network of people use drugs (anpud) sent apple ceo tim cook letter demanding company remove several ios games said valorized "the emerging tyranny of duterte's presidency , government's disregard human rights principles".

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group named 131 organizations several countries supportive of letter of complaint, groups working on human rights, youth , drug policy reform among them.

in statement posted on website yesterday, anpud said never received direct response cook, runner games letter accused of promoting murder, extrajudicial killings , violence appeared have been removed of tuesday.

include duterte knows kung fu: pinoy crime fighter, duterte running man challenge game, fighting crime 2, , tsip bato: ang bumangga giba!, of featured duterte or philippine national police chief (ronald) bato dela rosa shooting down criminals while evading obstacles.

despite removal apple's app store, games remain available android users download google play store.

police chief ronald dela rosa told philippine star removal of games idea, , government's operation tackle drug users not killing or use of violence. comments made despite duterte openly endorsing extrajudicial killings in drugs war campaign.

"they made wrong interpretation. tokhang [the campaign] not shooting people," dela rosa told reporters. rather, said, involved policemen knocking on people's doors , urging suspects stop illegal drug-related activities.

least 7,000 suspected drug dealers , users killed in first 6 months of duterte's crackdown, according estimates the human rights watch group. many of killings attributed "unidentified gunmen".

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“.....they made wrong interpretation...”



wow...

 

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