The Philippines’ highest court on Friday forced out its chief justice, removing a fierce critic of President Rodrigo Duterte and his brutal war against drugs, which has left thousands dead. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/11/world/asia/philippines-chief-justice-rodrigo-duterte.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/1... This is how democracy dies. #AxisOfAutocrats
Philippines’ Top Judge Took On Duterte. Now, She’s Out.

Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno questioned the president’s drug war “watch list” and martial law. After he called her an “enemy,” she is out.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/11/world/asia/philippines-chief-justice-rodrigo-duterte.html
Top Philippine Judge Removed After Attacks on Duterte& #39;s Drug War https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-11/top-philippine-judge-removed-after-attacks-on-duterte-s-drug-war">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...
I& #39;ll be on Al Jazeera between 5:25-5:40pm today (DC time) to talk about this. For Americans, this move is a bit like Trump getting his cronies to fire Bob Mueller. If you& #39;re worried about Trump, study Duterte. He has a 6-month head start on his autocracy. https://twitter.com/AFP/status/994859656953716736">https://twitter.com/AFP/statu...
Philippines’ Top Court Ousts Chief Justice, Critic of Duterte’s Drug War https://www.wsj.com/articles/philippines-top-court-ousts-chief-justice-critic-of-dutertes-drug-war-1526027374">https://www.wsj.com/articles/... Trump must be jealous that his pal Duterte can remove critics from office w/ease. Study the Philippine model for destroying norms. Autocrats are borrowing from each other& #39;s playbooks.
Philippines’ Top Court Ousts Chief Justice, Critic of Duterte’s Drug War

The Philippines’ top judge, a critic of Duterte’s deadly anti-drugs campaign, was removed from her position, becoming the latest of the president’s detractors to be sanctioned or ousted from ostens...

https://www.wsj.com/articles/philippines-top-court-ousts-chief-justice-critic-of-dutertes-drug-war-1526027374
I’ve been warning for the past three years that those who are worried about Trump’s dictatorial abuses should study Duterte in the Philippines. He came to power before Trump and has pioneered the use of “lawfare” to silence or imprison his critics. https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1262733758421180416">https://twitter.com/thehill/s...
If you want a good case study on the use of lawfare to imprison political opponents, read this thread on Duterte’s persecution of @SenLeiladeLima who has been declared a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International. This is what Trump fantasizes about doing to Obama & Clinton. https://twitter.com/sanhotree/status/1187835606363262976">https://twitter.com/sanhotree...
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