Philippines Marcos' says will not block ICC if ex-president Duterte wants to be investigated


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  • Thursday, 14 Nov 2024

FILE PHOTO: Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr attends the closing ceremony of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits and Handing Over of the ASEAN Chairmanship to Malaysia, at the National Convention Centre, in Vientiane, Laos, October 11, 2024. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

MANILA (Reuters) - President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Thursday his government would not block the International Criminal Court (ICC) if former leader Rodrigo Duterte wishes to be investigated over alleged crimes against humanity in his bloody anti-drugs crackdown.

The Philippines will not cooperate with the ICC but it has obligations with Interpol, Marcos told reporters.

The remarks follow a congressional hearing on Wednesday during which Duterte urged the ICC to start its investigation.

(Reporting by Mikhail Flores; Editing by Martin Petty)

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