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ICC headquarters, The Hague, Netherlands
ICC headquarters, The Hague, Netherlands

ICC Prosecutor Announces Request to Authorize Philippines Investigation

Amid increasing warnings from officials of the International Criminal Court about insufficient resources and a need to prioritize, the ICC's Chief Prosecutor on the second-to-last day of her term sought authorization from the court's pretrial chamber to proceed with an investigation into the Philippine drug war killings.