The International Criminal Court has begun hearings on alleged crimes against humanity by former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte.
He is facing three charges over his brutal war on drugs during his time as the president of the Philippines and the mayor of Davao.
ICC prosecutor Mame Niang is accusing the former South East Asian leader of widespread and systematic deadly attacks on his country’s population, which resulted in thousands of deaths including children.
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