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Philippine President Denies Claims on Throwing Person Off Helicopter

© REUTERS / Lean Daval Jr./FileThen-local mayor of Davao city Rodrigo Duterte (R), aboard a helicopter, arrives at the provincial capitol in Tagum city, Davao del Norte, southern Philippines for the Regional Peace and Order Council meeting, April 20, 2015
Then-local mayor of Davao city Rodrigo Duterte (R), aboard a helicopter, arrives at the provincial capitol in Tagum city, Davao del Norte, southern Philippines for the Regional Peace and Order Council meeting, April 20, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte denied his recent statement that he had previously thrown a person off a helicopter and threatened to do the same with anyone using public funds for corruption.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte denied on Thursday claims that he had thrown an individual off a helicopter.

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On Tuesday, Duterte made a statement on live television that he had previously thrown a person off a helicopter and threatened to do the same with anyone using public funds for corruption.

"We had no helicopter. We don't use that," Duterte said in an interview with CNN.

Earlier in December, Duterte told a business forum held in Manila that he personally had killed suspected criminals during his time as mayor of Davao City.

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