Philippine president scoffs at ICC probe of drugs war deaths
Families of victims say police summarily executed suspects
15 June 2021 - 14:25
Manila — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will not co-operate with an investigation into the country’s bloody war on drugs planned by the International Criminal Court (ICC), his spokesperson said on Tuesday, while families of the victims cheered the probe.
Normita Lopez, whose son was a victim of the anti-drugs campaign, said she could not contain her happiness when she learnt about the ICC prosecutor’s request to open a full investigation into the killings...
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