Abalos on ICC probe: 'We will follow lead of the President'

By Catherine S. Valente

Jan 24, 2024 3:53 pm

MANILA, Philippines: The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Wednesday said it will follow the directive of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. not to cooperate with the International Criminal Court's (ICC) investigation into the deadly war on drugs.

At a Palace briefing, Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said there has been no communication with investigators from the ICC, who supposedly arrived in the Philippines to investigate the drug war under then president Rodrigo Duterte.

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