The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has requested to reopen an investigation into killings and suspected human rights abuses committed under Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs” campaign.
The ICC probe was suspended in November last year after the Philippine government requested a deferral and pledged to undertake its own investigations into the alleged abuses.
“I have concluded that the deferral requested by the Philippines is not warranted, and that the investigation should resume as quickly as possible,” ICC prosecutor Karim Khan said in a statement on Friday.
Khan stated that the government had failed to offer any documentation that the investigations were ongoing or complete, as well as information regarding concrete investigations or prosecution actions….