Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened corrupt government officials with the prospect of being thrown out of a helicopter mid-air Will Fuller V Color Rush Jersey , warning he has done it himself before and would do it again.
The fiery-tempered former prosecutor said he once hurled a Chinese man suspected of rape and murder out of a helicopter.
President Rodrigo Duterte speaks in front of housewives and mothers, that participate in the anti-illegal drugs campaign of the provincial government and Duterte's war on drugs at Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga, Philippines December 22, 2016. REUTERS
"If you are corrupt Julien Davenport Color Rush Jersey , I will fetch you using a helicopter to Manila and I will throw you out. I have done this before, why would I not do it again?" Duterte told typhoon victims in a speech on Tuesday, a clip of which is posted on a video feed of the president's office.
Duterte's latest threat came a few weeks after he admitted killing people during his 22 years as a mayor of Davao City, sometimes riding a motorcycle looking for "encounters to kill." Some senators have warned Duterte he risks impeachment over his comments.
The United States D'Onta Foreman Color Rush Jersey , a long-time Philippines ally which has expressed concern about Duterte's war on drugs and his anti-American rhetoric, said it was aware of his statements about the helicopter.
"As we have stated previously, we are deeply concerned by reports of extrajudicial killings by or at the behest of government authorities in the Philippines," State Department spokeswoman Anna Richey-Allen said in an emailed response to a Reuters inquiry.
Duterte has repeatedly said those killings were part of legitimate police operations Zach Cunningham Color Rush Jersey , including a hostage incident, and those killed were criminals, not suspects.
It was not immediately clear when or where the helicopter incident Duterte spoke of took place.
In an interview on Thursday with Philippine news channel ABS-CBN, Duterte was non-committal when asked about the incident.
His spokesman, Ernesto Abella, suggested earlier the story was an "urban legend."
Duterte also said six people arrested last week during a seizure of more than half a tonne of methamphetamine, known locally as "shabu" Texans Texans Tyler Ervin Jersey , were fortunate he was out of town.
"They were lucky I was not in Manila that time. If I had known there were that much shabu inside a house, I would definitely kill you," he said.
"Let's not make any drama, I will personally gun you down if nobody else will do it."
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SHANGHAI, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's first commercial rocket launch company has raised 1.2 billion yuan (181.5 million U.S. dollars) for the development and launch of its Kuaizhou series carrier rockets.
CASIC Rocket Technology Company, based in the central city of Wuhan Texans Keke Coutee Jersey , said it signed fund raising agreements with eight investment institutions at the Shanghai United Assets and Equity Exchange Monday.
Zhang Di, vice president of China Sanjiang Space Group and chairman of CASIC Rocket Technology, said the original shareholders did not participate in the capital raising.
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CASIC Rocket Technology was jointly established in February 2016 by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Limited (CASIC) and China Sanjiang Space Group.
Kuaizhou-11, the company's latest carrier rocket, has entered the testing and debugging phase and is scheduled to embark on its maiden flight carrying six satellites in the first half of 2018.