A group of human rights lawyers on Saturday urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to reject requests to defer its probe into the Duterte administration’s war on drugs and instead continue its ongoing investigation into the alleged crimes against humanity.
“We ask the ICC not to allow itself to be swayed by the claims now being made by the Duterte administration. These are so contrary to what is happening on the ground and should never be taken at face value,” the National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) said in a statement.
The lawyers’ group made the statement after the ICC temporarily suspended its probe into the administration’s drug war days after the Philippine government requested to defer to its government’s investigation of its nationals for killings in the context of the campaign against drugs.
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