President Rodrigo Duterte threatened on Friday to arrest the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor, who is probing his deadly drug war, telling her to stay away from the Philippines. Also read Phillipine President Rodrigo Duterte says only empty tribal schools would be bombed"That is illegal and I will arrest you," he added, according to official transcripts. Philippine police say they have killed roughly 4,000 drug suspects who fought back during arrest. Buoyed by high domestic popularity ratings, Duterte has fiercely defended his drug war as a battle to provide security for the nation's 100 million people. He has frequently urged authorities to kill drug suspects while promising to protect police from legal repercussions.

Source: dna April 13, 2018 12:41 UTC