Demanding justice: Activists holding a photo of Duterte (left) and senator Ronald ‘Bato’ Dela Rosa as policemen blocked their march towards Malacanang palace in Manila. — AP
The Philippine Senate said it will conduct a formal probe of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest and swift handover last week to the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is to try him for alleged crimes against humanity.
The 79-year-old, the first Asian former head of state charged by the ICC, stands accused of the crime against humanity of murder over his years-long campaign against drug users and dealers that rights groups have said killed thousands.
