UNITED NATIONS, United States: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned incoming Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's apparent support of extrajudicial killings, voicing particular concern over his comments seen as justifying murdering journalists.

"I unequivocally condemn his apparent endorsement of extrajudicial killings, which is illegal and a breach of fundamental rights and freedoms," Ban said in a statement posted on the UN website.

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