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‘Philippines has no intention of rejoining the ICC’: Marcos Jr

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr faced calls to prosecute Duterte over drug-war deaths but instead praised his predecessor in recent speeches [File: Jamillah Sta Rosa via AP]

The Philippines has no plan to rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC), said newly elected President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, a decision that supports his predecessor’s stance but denies the demands of human rights activists.

Former President Rodrigo Duterte withdrew the Philippines from The Hague-based court in 2019 after the body launched an investigation the previous year into his campaign against illegal drugs that led to thousands of killings.

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