The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said on Friday he would seek to reopen an investigation into killings and other suspected rights abuses during former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's crackdown on drugs
The court had suspended the investigation in November at Manila's request, with Philippine officials citing their own investigations into the killings. Governments can ask the ICC to defer a case if they are implementing their own probes and prosecutions for the same acts."After a careful and thorough review of all the information provided by the Philippines, as well as other information available publicly ...
ICC prosecutor suspends probe into Philippines drugs warRights groups say authorities have summarily executed drug suspects, but police say drug dealers fought back violently.Read MoreFormer ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, who stepped down last year, had said during her tenure there were reasonable grounds to believe crimes against humanity had been committed during Duterte's anti-narcotics crackdown, whose death toll has stirred international outrage.
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