Philippines will not cooperate with ICC in drugs war probe - Marcos

FILE PHOTO: Philippines' President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. arrives at the ASEAN Summit held in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/Pool

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Friday his government will not cooperate with the International Criminal Court's (ICC) investigation into the thousands of killings committed during his predecessor's 'war on drugs'.

Marcos maintained the ICC has no jurisdiction over the Southeast Asian country, which withdrew from the ICC in March 2019.