The government of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said it will not cooperate with an International Criminal Court probe into his notorious war on drugs, or allow any investigators into the country
Duterte and his police chiefs say killings were in self-defence, while his government insists the ICC has no right to meddle in the country's affairs.
"If there are complaints, it should be filed in the Philippines because our courts are working. The ICC has no jurisdiction," presidential spokesperson Harry Roque told a news briefing. "When we became a party in the Rome statute, we did not surrender our sovereignty and jurisdiction." Government data shows 6,100 suspected drug dealers have been killed by security forces in anti-drug operations since Duterte took office in mid-2016.
Rights groups say many thousands more were assassinated in slum communities, mostly users killed by mystery gunmen who were never caught, and accuse police of involvement.The judges in The Hague on Wednesday said prosecutors' materials showed the anti-drug campaign "cannot be seen as a legitimate law enforcement operation", but rather a systematic attack on civilians.
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