Anger among Philippine victims’ families as ICC suspends war on drugs probe
Manila, The PhilippinesReuters Relatives of people killed in the Philippines’ war on drugs have accused the government of attempting to evade accountability by asking the International Criminal Court to defer its investigation. The ICC, which in September approved an investigation into President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs in which thousands of people have died, on […]
Philippines to review thousands more ‘drug war’ killings
Manila, PhilippinesReuters The Philippines will look into thousands of killings in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, its justice minister said on Wednesday, after a review of a sample of cases indicated foul play in dozens of deadly police operations. Menardo Guevarra said his Department of Justice would expand its review to the more than […]
Philippines to investigate 154 police over deadly drugs war
Manila, PhilippinesReuters An initial investigation by the Philippine Government has found 154 police officers could be criminally liable over their conduct in President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs, in a rare admission by the state that abuses may have taken place. The findings, announced by the Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Sunday, come just […]
Relatives of Philippine drug war victims alarmed by Duterte’s talk of staying on
Manila, The PhilippinesReuters Philippine activists and the families of victims in a drug war that has killed thousands view with dread the possibility of President Rodrigo Duterte staying on as vice-president for six more years after his time in the top job ends next year. The constitution bars a re-election bid by Duterte, 76, but […]