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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Eloisa Lopez

Body of Philippine teen exhumed in fresh push for drug war justice

Catholic priest Flavie Villanueva prays over the grave of drug war victim Kian Delos Santos before his remains were exhumed at a public cemetery, ahead of his fifth death anniversary, in Caloocan City, Philippines, August 15, 2022. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

The body of a teenager killed in a high-profile shooting during the Philippines' war on drugs five years ago was exhumed for autopsy on Monday as his family seek to learn more about his death and hold others accountable.

High school student Kian Delos Santos was 17 when police shot him in an act they said was self-defence.

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