Philippine Police Chief Ronald Dela Rosa shows photos to Marissa Morquicho, the househelp of Jee, as they appear at a Senate hearing into Jee's death, in Manila, yesterday.
Manila: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte apologised to South Korea yesterday after policemen killed one of its citizens, then said he wanted to hang rogue police and send their heads to Seoul.
He called again for the death penalty to be reinstated so that he could hang 20 criminals a day.
Duterte promised the toughest punishment for those behind the kidnapping and killing of businessman Jee Ick-joo inside the national police headquarters in October.
"I will see to it that they are sentenced to the maximum," he said of the policemen.
"You give that power to me back again, I will execute them... I'll hang them in one day, 20 of them - 20 a day."
"You policemen, you will suffer. I can maybe send your heads to South Korea."
The death of the South Korean comes as the Philippine police face growing criticism from rights groups and lawmakers, who say cover-ups and abuses of power are rampant.
Duterte's critics, however, say he is to blame for creating a culture of impunity by promising to protect police on the front lines of his war on drugs.
The police accused of kidnapping and killing Jee were anti-narcotics officers.
