Rodrigo Duterte case: International Criminal Court begins steps to let victims’ kin participate

The families of some of the drug war victims gather in Quezon City on March 14 for a viewing of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s first appearance at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Netherlands. - Photo: Marianne Bermudez

MANILA: The families of individuals who were victims of extrajudicial killings in former President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal war on drugs are ready to share their sentiments and concerns to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and seek reparation, one of their lawyers said on Saturday (March 22).

Duterte was arrested last week and handed over to the ICC in The Hague, the Netherlands, to face trial on charges of crimes against humanity, specifically murder, for the thousands killed in his drug war.