The government of Philippines 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.
Judges at the ICC on Wednesday approved a formal probe into Duterte's bloody campaign, in which thousands of suspected drug peddlers have died, many executed by police, according to activists, who say law enforcement agencies have killed with tacit backing of the President.Duterte and his police chiefs say killings were in self-defense, while his government insists the ICC has no right to meddle in the country's affairs.
No entry for ICCPresidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo on Thursday said ICC investigators would not be permitted to enter the country. Victims' lawyers, however, say interviews can be conducted virtually.The ICC was set up to prosecute war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity and has jurisdiction if a member state is unable or unwilling to do so itself.
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