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ICC rejects appeal to drop case against Philippines' Duterte
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ICC rejects appeal to drop case against Philippines' Duterte

dw.com·Muna Turki·about 1 month ago
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Appeals judges ruled on Wednesday that the  Internation Criminal Court (ICC) has jurisdiction over former Philippines  President Rodrigo Duterte. The judges dismissed a bid to drop the case over the killings of thousands of people during Duterte's anti-drug campaign , carried out while he was mayor and later president. The Philippines withdrew from the ICC in 2018. Duterte's lawyers had argued the court has no authority over the case because the country is no longer a member. What did the ICC judges say in Duterte's appeal? Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, 81, faces  three counts of crimes against humanity at the ICC. The charges relate to killings during his so-called  war on drugs , when he was mayor of Davao, between 2013 and 2016, and subsequently president until March 2019 when the ICC withdrawal took effect.…

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