00:00Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been charged with crimes against humanity
00:05for killings during his so-called war on drugs.
00:08The International Criminal Court has accused Duterte of being an indirect co-perpetrator
00:13in dozens of killings, first as mayor of Davao and later as president.
00:19Charges link him to 78 murders carried out by police and death squads.
00:23Manila estimates more than 6,000 people were killed in Duterte's drug war,
00:28but rights groups say the toll is likely in the tens of thousands.
00:32Duterte has been held at the ICC in The Hague since March.
00:35A hearing confirming the 80-year-old's charges has been postponed due to his health.
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