Normita Lopez is photographed while holding a portrait of her son Djastin Lopez, in a church nearby her home in Manila, Philippines, June 15, 2021. - Reuters
MANILA (Reuters): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will not cooperate with an investigation into the country's bloody war on drugs planned by the International Criminal Court (ICC), his spokesperson said on Tuesday (June 15), while families of the victims cheered the move.
Normita Lopez, whose son was a victim of the anti-drugs campaign, said she could not contain her happiness when she learned about the ICC prosecutor's request to open a full investigation into the killings.
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