Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte struck a typically combative tone as he addressed the United Nations, insisting the Philippines will hold wrongdoers in his deadly so-called drug war “accountable” after the UN-backed International Criminal Court (ICC) began an investigation into the killings.
Duterte’s video address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, the last of his presidency, comes just days after the ICC formally authorised an investigation into alleged “crimes against humanity of murder” linked to his “war on drugs”.
Duterte defended his policy in his speech, saying those found to have “acted beyond bounds” of the Philippine law will be held accountable, while indirectly rejecting the ICC investigation.
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