Those on 'drug watch lists' are visited by police at their homes, which often ends in a deadly shooting. FMTNews
MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war has unleashed widespread and systematic killing with “near impunity” for offenders, a UN report said Thursday, calling for an independent probe into human rights abuses.
But details in police reports on the incidents cast doubt on their own version of events, the UN office said, citing an example of two handguns which each reappeared at five different crime scenes. Its report will be presented this month to the UN Human Rights Council, which requested the review of the crackdown last year.
But watchdogs say the true toll is at least three times higher, including killing done by masked gunmen on motorcycles.The International Criminal Court also launched a preliminary examination of the drug war in 2018, which would determine if it opens a full-blown investigation.
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