Philippines out of ICC amid drug war inquiry

: The Philippines was officially out of the International Criminal Court on Sunday, though the beleaguered tribunal has pledged to pursue its examination of alleged illegal killings in the government’s drug war.

The departure of the Philippines follows the court being hit in recent years by high-profile acquittals and moves by several nations to drop out. “Our position on the matter remains clear, unequivocal and inflexible: The Philippines never became a state party to the Rome Statute which created the ICC,“ spokesman Salvador Panelo said in a statement.

However, court officials have said the preliminary probe launched by ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda in February 2018 into possible crimes against humanity in the drug war would continue. Rights group Amnesty International said on Sunday the withdrawal should prompt the UN Human Rights Council to probe the killings.

Police say they have killed 5,176 users or pushers who resisted arrest, but rights groups say the actual number of dead is at least triple that number.

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