Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte says he will 'prepare for my defence' against an International Criminal Court probe into his deadly drug war, after previously insisting he would not cooperate
In this photo taken from video shown at United Nations headquarters, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, president of the Philippines, remotely addresses the 76th session of the UN General Assembly in a pre-recorded message, Tuesday Sept. 21, 2021
"Just stick to the facts because there are records of it. I am not threatening you - just don't cheat me on the evidence," Duterte said in the speech, which came two days after he declared he would retire from politics.Duterte to protect officers carrying out the war on drugs Duterte has repeatedly said there is no official campaign to illegally kill addicts and dealers, but his speeches have included incitements to violence and he previously told police to kill drug suspects if their lives were in danger.
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Sunday a review of 52 anti-drug operations carried out by police had identified around 154 officers for "possible criminal liability".