The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday reported that Philippine law enforcers were involved in the rape of women targeted in the drug war. The Philippine National Police (PNP) said the rape claims of ICC were only rehashed and unfounded. The ICC pointed out the number of public officials were killed because of their supposed links to the illegal drug trade. Last week, PNP Officer in Charge Lt. Gen. Archie Francisco Gamboa said a recalibration of the drug war was being eyed to focus on tracking high-value targets (HVTs). Based on the PNP’s count, from July 2016 to July 2019, 6,600 drug suspects were killed in anti-illegal drug operations and 256, 227 were arrested.

Source: Manila Times December 06, 2019 16:42 UTC