A request for his return to Manila is going to be filed by the lawyers of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is on the way to the Hague on the basis of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against him. Human rights organizations estimate that tens of thousands of people, mostly poor, were killed by police and self-defense groups during the war against drugs declared by Duterte (2016-2022), often without any dignity. The former Filipino president, who is now 79 years old, is expected to be transferred to The Hague, at the headquarters of the ICC, which has begun an investigation into a drug campaign. It is noted that he was arrested in Manila on Tuesday, on his return from Hong Kong. “This is a Philippine citizen accused of killing” this morning Duterte’s lawyers announced that […]
Source: News Beast

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