The discovery of a hidden room inside a Manila police station that was used to keep accused suspects without charge, is only the latest revelation of the continuing brutal War on Drugs that President Duterte has unleashed. Earlier this month, Arturo Lascanas, an ex-police officer from Davao offered evidence of his own complicity in Duterte’s death squads, while Vice President Leni Robredo has publicly commented on the rising number of Filipinos killed with impunity. A Filipino lawyer has now petitioned the International Criminal Court in The Hague to charge Mr Duterte and 11 other Philippine officials with mass murder and crimes against humanity.
The discovery of a hidden room inside a Manila police station that was used to keep accused suspects without charge, is only the latest revelation of the continuing brutal War on Drugs that President Duterte has unleashed. Earlier this month, Arturo Lascanas, an ex-police officer from Davao offered evidence of his own complicity in Duterte’s death squads, while Vice President Leni Robredo has publicly commented on the rising number of Filipinos killed with impunity. A Filipino lawyer has now petitioned the International Criminal Court in The Hague to charge Mr Duterte and 11 other Philippine officials with mass murder and crimes against humanity.
