(2nd UPDATE) ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan says they will ‘temporarily suspend’ investigative activities to assess the Philippines’ request
The Duterte government has formally asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to stop its ongoing investigation into the bloody drug war and killings in Davao City.
“The Philippine government hereby requests that the Prosecutor defer to the Philippine government’s investigations and proceedings,” said the November 10 letter signed by Ambassador to The Netherlands J. Eduardo Malaya.
President Rodrigo Duterte’s government availed of the option under the Rome Statute’s Article 18(2) to ask the Prosecutor to stop the probe and instead recognize that the domestic systems are working to resolve problems.
Read full and original article at https://www.rappler.com/nation/duterte-government-asks-international-criminal-court-stop-investigation-drug-war-davao-killings/
