MANILA, Philippines — A human rights organization has disputed the Philippine government’s claims that it is investigating the killings connected to the drug war and that legal remedies are available for complainants – which were used as basis in the request to defer the International Criminal Court (ICC) probe.
The Center for International Law (Centerlaw) said on Friday that the basis used in the Philippine government’s request for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to defer the probe on Duterte and other drug war implementers — because investigations are already underway — are far from the truth.
According to Centerlaw, the investigations that the government cited before the ICC are those that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) made on 52 drug cases where the drug suspects died. It noted, however, that allegedly, around 30,000 more people have already died due to the anti-drug campaign.
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