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committed during his administration’s war against illegal drugs.
The ICC probe was based on government data, showing that 6,181 people were killed duing Duterte’s anti-drug war.
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Rights groups have questioned the figure, claiming up to 30,000 people may have been killed including bystanders and innocent civilians.
“Let us give Marcos the greatest elbow room leeway to do his job in just one year. In fairness sa mga pulis, ‘yan ang problema It’s a matter of leadership (police),” Duterte said.
When he was still presidentelect, Marcos said he was open to the idea of having his predecessor (Duterte) leading the fight against drugs.
Marcos said Duterte asked him to continue his drug war even if it becomes modified.
This developed as Senators Ronald dela Rosa and Bong Go — close allies of Duterte — earlier proposed the idea of the former president’s becoming the drug czar.
Philippine National Police chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said during a Senate committee hearing last week that he would support moves to designate Duterte as drug czar.
