ICC prosecutor: Rodrigo Duterte created blood-thirsty 'clones'

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The prosecution and counsel for the victims on Monday said former President Rodrigo Duterte had created “mini-Dutertes,” or clones of himself, who targeted suspected criminals under a cloud of fear while he was a city mayor and the country’s president. READ: LIVE UPDATES: Duterte’s confirmation of charges hearing at ICC But Duterte’s lead counsel said the supposed Davao Death Squad (DDS), composed of hired goons and police who pulled the trigger in the name of Duterte’s bloody war on drugs, was a “fictitious construct” that the prosecution has fixated on despite the lack of substantial grounds. It […]... Keep on reading: ICC prosecutor: Rodrigo Duterte created blood-thirsty 'clones'