Philippine High Court Orders Government to Submit Details of ‘Drug Kill’ List

Philippine High Court Orders Government to Submit Details of ‘Drug Kill’ List

The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the government to submit within two weeks details of the 3,806 deaths linked to legitimate police operations from July 2016 to November 2017 as part of President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs.

The court made the ruling as it denied a motion for reconsideration filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida asking it to overturn a December 2017 order requiring the government to release all records pertaining to the deaths.

The court said it has “directed respondents to comply with the said order by submitting the required reports within a period of 15 days from notice.”

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