The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued a warning to the Philippine government over alleged extra-judicial killings, saying officials’ incitement of mass killings could be prosecuted before the court in The Hague.Malacanang reacted swiftly to the statement, saying the alleged extra-judicial killings linked to the war against drugs were not state-sanctioned, and that President Rodrigo Duterte would face any inquiry.Duterte launched a typically defiant counter-attack on Friday, defending his rhetoric and the crime war that is seeing more that 1,000 people killed every month.“There is nothing wrong in threatening criminals to death. By that statement alone: …read more
Source: Gulf times
