The only high-profile cop to publicly provide first-hand information on Rodrigo Duterte's involvement in killings is former Davao City policeman Arturo Lascañas.
MANILA, Philippines – Lawyers and families of victims on Friday, January 27, urged state forces and officials to come out and testify against the top minds involved in the bloody anti-illegal drug campaign under then-president Rodrigo Duterte.
National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers and Rise Up for Life and for Rights, a group composed of families left behind, released this call as the International Criminal Court pre-trial chamberApela namin na lumantad ang mga pulis, ahente, asset, o tao na alam ang sistema at pagkakawing-kawing ng mga direktiba, at tumestigo laban sa mga ultimong salarin“Nakabantay kami sa mga ‘ika nga ay ‘gawalang guilty’ – pagsisinungaling, panlilihis, pagtuturuan, pagsisihan, pagwasak ng ebidensiya, pananakot ng...
This move means that the office of ICC prosecutor Karim Khan can continue his investigation. He is also expected to seek more evidence that could potentially request for the issuance of summons or warrants to those involved in the drug war. It is not clear who will be the subject of possible summons or warrants, but the ICC is usually interested in high-ranking officials. Meanwhile, the investigation will also cover the killings in Davao City that occurred from 2011 to 2016, when Duterte was mayor and then vice mayor, and his daugher, now-Vice President Sara Duterte, was mayor.
The most high-profile insider that came out and gave firsthand information on Duterte’s involvement in killings is former Davao City policeman Arturo Lascañas, whom the ICC has
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