Rodrigo Duterte personally authorised murders and hand-picked some of the victims of his "war on drugs", the International Criminal Court has heard, as proceedings against the former Philippines president kicked off.

Rodrigo Duterte is accused of crimes against humanity for allegedly authorizing dozens of murders during his so-called war on drugs.

THE HAGUE: Rodrigo Duterte personally authorised murders and hand-picked some of the victims of his "war on drugs", the International Criminal Court heard on Monday (Feb 23), as proceedings against the former Philippines president kicked off.ICC deputy prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang said that the week-long "c