Duterte's drug war was 'war against poor,' says lawyer representing victims in ICC

The Manila Times

Duterte's drug war was 'war against poor,' says lawyer representing victims in ICC  Rodrigo Duterte's 'war on drugs' was a 'war against the poor' in the Philippines, says a lawyer representing the loved ones of the alleged victims, as the former president faces International Criminal Court charges. The reverberations from Duterte's anti-drugs campaign that killed thousands are still being felt today in poor communities, Gilbert Andres tells AFP in an interview.   AFP VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net  Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion   Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  Soundcloud: https://tmt.ph/soundcloud   #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews #duterte #internationalcriminalcourt

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00:00Okay.

00:24And then case manager and investigator.

00:26Wow.

00:27So it's a five person.

00:28It's a busy case.

00:29It's not highly technical, right?

00:30Yeah.

00:31Yeah.

00:32Yeah.

00:33Sure.

00:34Sure.

00:35Sure.

00:36Actually, usually a...

00:37Well, victims, they really show the suffered harm from an international crime.

00:51And this is significant because the International Criminal Court is the first international

00:57tribunal that actually looks at the views and concerns of the victims in an international

01:03crime.

01:04In fact, most of the victims' families are from low-income, high-density communities

01:13across the Philippines.

01:14In fact, our position, it's not really a war on drugs, it's war against the poor.

01:20And they will show that, in fact, until now, the murdered breadwinners, such as the fathers,

01:25the brothers, sisters, mothers, actually still affects them in their socioeconomic

01:31status until now.

01:35I think it's very important because, number one, it shows that international criminal

01:40justice is not mere theoretical.

01:42It actually is useful and it's being applied right now.

01:47Secondly, it also shows that powerful people can still be subject to accountability, no

01:54matter how their power.

01:56And it's being now shown in the suspect in the name of Mr. Rodrigo Duterte.

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