Kampante ang Malacañang na hindi tatalakayin ang issue ng human rights at extrajudicial killings sa oras na magkaharap at magkausap sina Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte at US President Donald Trump sa Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit.
Ayon kay Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, nauna nang inihayag ni Pangulong Duterte na hindi ito papayag na makialam ang sinuman sa panloob ng usapin ng Pilipinas.
May karapatan anya ang pangulo na iwasan ang mga domestic issue lalo’t nasa kamay ng Pilipinas ang chairmanship ng ASEAN.
As far as Philippine President Duterte is concerned, the war against drugs is a domestic police matter, it is subject to the principle of non interference which is recognized in the United Nations charter and international law. I think the Philippine president was very clear in his statement that he would refuse to pursue any talks related on domestic issues such as his war on drugs.
