More lawmakers urge Marcos admin to cooperate with ICC probe into Duterte drug war

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Members of the House of Representatives call on government agencies once more to help the International Criminal Court conduct its investigation into former president Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial war on drugs.

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00:00 Members of the House of Representatives call on government agencies once more to help the
00:05 International Criminal Court conduct its investigation into former President Rodrigo Duterte's controversial
00:11 war on drugs.
00:13 Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante and one Raido Rep. Ramon Rodrigo Gutierrez filed a resolution
00:19 urging the government to "extend their full cooperation to the ICC prosecutor."
00:25 The Marcos administration's recent appeal to stop the probe was junked, giving ICC prosecutor
00:29 Karim Khan and his team the go-signal to continue their investigation.
00:34 Despite the Philippines withdrawing its membership in the ICC in 2019, the country can still
00:39 be held accountable for crimes committed during its membership.
00:43 Human rights groups estimate between 27,000 to 30,000 Filipinos were killed in the war
00:48 on drugs.
00:49 [MUSIC PLAYING]

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