MANILA, Philippines- “Vigilantes? What about drug groups killings in Mexico and other South American countries, are they also investigating?”
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III raised this question on Tuesday after outgoing ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda requested judicial authorization to proceed with an investigation on the alleged crimes against humanity committed in the Philippines.
In her request for judicial authorization, Bensouda noted that information obtained by the prosecution “suggests that state actors, primarily members of the Philippine security forces, killed thousands of suspected drug users and other civilians during official law enforcement op…
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