Philippines says it will investigate more than 150 police officers over Duterte's deadly drugs war
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An initial investigation by the Philippine government has found 154 police officers could be criminally liable over their conduct in President Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs, in a rare admission by the state that abuses may have taken place.
The findings, announced by Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Sunday, come just a few weeks after the International Criminal Court (ICC) approved a formal investigation into thousands of state killings of alleged drug dealers since Duterte took office in 2016.
The government had said it will not cooperate with an international probe because the Philippines has a justice system that is functioning.
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