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Duterte slams ICC prosecutor's plan to reopen Philippines drug war probe

FILE PHOTO: Relatives of drug war victims light candles for their slain loved ones at the Commission on Human Rights where families of drug war victims gathered to pray ahead of All Saints' Day, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, October 29, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's office said on Saturday it was "exasperated" with International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan and his plan to resume an investigation into killings during the government's crackdown on drugs.

Khan said on Friday that a deferral of the ICC's probe sought by Manila was not warranted and the probe should recommence as quickly as possible.

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