President hits out at what he calls international effort to paint him as ‘ruthless and heartless violator of human rights’Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to arrest an international criminal court prosecutor whether she conducts activities in his country,arguing it was no longer an ICC member so the court had no right to effect any investigating. Hitting out at what he said was an international effort to paint him as a “ruthless and heartless violator of human rights”, Duterte withdrew the Philippines from the ICC’s Rome statute a month ago and promised to continue his crackdown on drugs, or in which thousands have been killed. Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk