PH to appeal resumption of drug war probe

By Agence France-Presse

Jan 28, 2023 12:29 pm

THE Philippines intends to appeal an International Criminal Court decision to reopen an inquiry into Manila's brutal anti-drug campaign, which left thousands dead.

Former president Rodrigo Duterte, who initiated the drug war, pulled the Philippines out of the ICC in 2019, a year after the Hague-based tribunal began a preliminary probe into the crackdown.

Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla. PHOTO BY: RENE H. DILAN

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