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Families of Duterte's Drug War Victims Eye Hague Hearing Hopefully
Families accuse Philippine authorities of failing to investigate thousands of extrajudicial killings in Duterte's drug war; ICC hearing focuses on at least 76 deaths.
- On Monday, a hearing opened at the International Criminal Court to decide whether former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte should stand trial over at least 76 deaths, with Duterte saying `I am old, tired, and frail` in the filing.
- Relatives and cemetery workers in Manila exhumed a victim's remains on Wednesday as investigators gathered forensic evidence.
- Duterte's lawyers filed a Wednesday waiver of his right to appear, citing he is 'old, tired, and frail,' and judges ruled on Friday he could waive attendance via videolink.
- Victims' advocates welcomed the proceeding and denounced the waiver as cowardly, with Father Flavie Villanueva saying `This hearing is what we have been waiting for` after praying over Joewarski Pajo's remains and urging Duterte to face the court in person.
- Support for trying Duterte has slipped to 44 percent in a Manila-based WR Numero survey, while said Lydjay Acopio, `No one in the Philippines can lay hands on Duterte, much less file cases against him.
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Families of Philippine drug war victims seek ICC justice as Duterte trial looms
Mary Ann Pajo watched quietly as cemetery workers opened her son’s tomb in Manila this week and removed his body for examination by a forensic pathologist. Accused of dealing drugs, 30-year-old Joewarski Pajo was shot dead while playing a game on his phone, one of thousands of extrajudicial killings alleged to have taken place under former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte. A hearing begins at the International Criminal Court on Monday that w…
Duterte's drug war victims: Their families eye Hague hearing hopefully
MANILA, Philippines — Mary Ann Pajo watched quietly as cemetery workers opened her son’s tomb in Manila this week and removed his body for examination by a forensic pathologist. Accused of dealing drugs, 30-year-old Joewarski Pajo was shot dead while playing a game on his phone, one of thousands of extrajudicial killings alleged to have […]...Keep on reading: Duterte's drug war victims: Their families eye Hague hearing hopefully
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