Supporters of ex-Philippines president in Saipan call for ICC release
- Supporters are calling for the release of former President Rodrigo Duterte from the International Criminal Court, as Vice President Sara Duterte questioned the sufficiency of the evidence against him.
- Duterte's legal team reported receiving 181 pieces of evidence against him, while human rights groups estimate that the total number of victims could be as high as 30,000.
- Rodrigo Duterte is currently facing 43 counts of murder related to his administration’s controversial drug war, despite Philippine government records stating about 6,000 deaths.
- The ICC stated that even one murder could constitute a crime against humanity, depending on the context of the killings.
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Complaint vs Duterte no ordinary case
MANILA, Philippines — Kristina Conti, assistant to counsel at the International Criminal Court (ICC), said that the crime against humanity filed against former president Rodrigo Duterte is not a simple case of murder. She issued the clarification following the statement of Vice President Sara Duterte that the case against her father will fall because of the failure to produce the names of the 30,000 alleged victims of the campaign against illega…
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