Victims of the Philippine government’s war on drugs have yet to get justice despite the state’s claim that it has a functioning justice system, according to a human rights lawyer. READ:
“There are many concerns and challenges on the judicial front about the war on drugs, which this government does acknowledge,” Maria Kristina C. Conti, secretary general of the National Union of People’s Lawyers and legal counsel for several victims of the drug war, said in an e-mail.
In a 21-page letter to the international tribunal’s pre-trial chamber, ICC Prosecutor Karim Ahmad A. Khan said the ICC has jurisdiction to probe the Philippines, contrary to the state’s claim. She noted that if the government plans to respond to the ICC prosecutor’s plea, it should do so as soon possible.
The Department of Justice has brought five of the 52 cases involving 150 police officers to court since it started its own probe last year. The Hague-based tribunal, which tries people charged with crimes against humanity, genocide, war crimes and aggression, suspended its probe of Mr. Duterte’s deadly war on drugs last year upon the Philippine government’s request.
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