Philippine Extrajudicial Killings: Int’l court may be next for Duterte

Philippine Extrajudicial Killings: Int’l court may be next for Duterte

by Joseph Anthony
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte acknowledges that allegations he induced extrajudicial killings in his war on drugs could be raised to the International Criminal Court (ICC) after an impeachment case failed in the House of Representatives.

โ€œYeah, he can go ahead. He is free to do it. This is a democracy,โ€ Duterte said Tuesday in reaction to a lawmaker saying he was considering bringing a case against the Philippine leader to the court in The Hague, Netherlands.

The impeachment complaint killed by a House committee Monday accused Duterte of multiple murders.

Duterte was also accused of crimes against humanity for adopting a state policy of inducing police and vigilantes into killing more than 8,000 suspected drug users and dealers outside the rule of law.

Source: Fox News

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