After ex-president Rodrigo Duterte, his protégés—Senators Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa and Christopher “Bong” Go—are most likely to be arrested next for the extrajudicial killings (EJKs) in the “war on drugs” and brought before the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to former senator Antonio Trillanes IV. “Bato is sure to get it. Bong Go is almost...
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ICC charges Rodrigo Duterte as ‘indirect co-perpetrator’ of crime against humanity
Three counts of murder were filed on Monday by the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors against former president Rodrigo Duterte amid claims by his family that a third country is open to hosting him if he is released. The three charges of murder as a crime against humanity allege the 80-year-old’s hand in the killings...
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‘We have seen the last of Duterte,’ says Trillanes
After the chartered Lear jet carrying Rodrigo Duterte finally took off from Manila late Tuesday night for The Hague in the Netherlands, a former senator and a human rights lawyer predicted that his departure would be for good. In The Hague, the 79-year-old former president will face charges of crimes against humanity before the International...