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| Philippines bans two US senators, mulls new visa rules for Americans |
| 2019-12-28 |
| [JPost] - The Philippines has banned two US lawmakers from visiting and will introduce tighter entry restrictions for U.S. citizens should Washington enforce sanctions over the detention of a top government critic, the president's spokesman said on Friday. President Rodrigo Duterte will impose a requirement on US nationals to get visas should any Philippine officials involved in the incarceration of Senator Leila de Lima be denied entry to the United States, as sought by US senators Richard Durbin and Patrick Leahy. Leaky and Dick. Hmmmm Duterte's move comes after the US Congress approved a 2020 budget that contains a provision introduced by the senators against anyone involved in holding de Lima, who was charged with drug offences in early 2017 after she led an investigation into mass killings during Duterte's notorious anti-drugs crackdown. Related: Leila de Lima: 2017-02-25 Top Philippine Drug war Critic Arrested, but Defiant Leila de Lima: 2017-02-24 Top critic of Duterte’s drug war dodges arrest Leila de Lima: 2017-02-22 Philippines’ President Duterte is a ‘sociopathic serial killer’ who should be forced out of office, senator says |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #5 Looks like adventurist US lawmakers are past comprehending where their limits end. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2019-12-28 18:04 |
| #4 Just threaten to tariff the call centers and close them down. Boom! |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2019-12-28 14:35 |
| #3 Someone must have come across the Case Celeb Tour 2020 and said, not here. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2019-12-28 10:39 |
| #2 Is de Lima the latest leftist cause celebre or something? |
| Posted by: Raj 2019-12-28 10:18 |
| #1 Please, please, please, more. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-12-28 07:40 |