International Criminal Court prosecutor temporarily suspends probe into Philippines drugs war
The Hindu
Judges at the ICC in September approved a probe into the campaign in which thousands of suspected drug peddlers have died.
International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan has suspended a probe into suspected rights abuses during Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's crackdown on drugs, documents released on Friday showed.
Judges at the ICC in September approved a probe into the campaign in which thousands of suspected drug peddlers have died. Activists say many have been executed by law enforcement agencies with the tacit backing of the President.
Philippine authorities say the killings have been in self-defence and that the ICC has no right to meddle.
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