The ICC's chief prosecutor is seeking authorisation to open a full investigation into drug war killings in the Philippines, saying crimes against humanity could have been committed
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during the 123rd anniversary of the proclamation of the Philippine independence rites at the Provincial Capitol of Bulacan province, Philippines, June 12, 2021
The Philippines left the ICC in 2019 after the court launched a preliminary examination into President Rodrigo Duterte's drug crackdown, but Bensouda said it could still investigate crimes committed while Manila was a member. Britain's Khan will be sworn in on Wednesday with a host of other challenges in his inbox including a probe into Israel and the Palestinian territories.
The crackdown is Duterte's signature policy initiative and he defends it fiercely, especially from critics like Western leaders and institutions which he says do not care about his country. Many suspects have been put on "drug watch lists" by local officials and then visited by police at their homes – a situation which often ends in a deadly shooting that officers claim was self-defence."This announcement is a moment of hope for thousands of families in the Philippines who are grieving those lost to the government's so-called 'war on drugs'," Amnesty head Agnes Callamard said in a statement.
That's no problem. I did what I embarked to do," Duterte said in a televised speech in December 2020.
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