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MANILA, Philippines — The families of those who were among the more than 6,000 killed in the drug war of former President Rodrigo Duterte can still seek justice from the International Criminal Court (ICC), even if they were issued erroneous death certificates.

According to human rights lawyer Kristina Conti, death certificates are not required when applying to be recognized as victims, but they only have to explain to the court why the cause of death is inaccurate.

Other documentation, such as police reports, are also not compulsory in the ICC’s application process as these would not be admitted as evidence against Duterte, she added.

Acknowledged deaths

The Philippine National Police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency have officially acknowledged that more than 6,000 were killed in antidrug operations during Duterte’s tenure.

“The problem is some of them are frightened or are being discouraged,” Conti told the Inquirer in a phone interview.

“They say: oh, we might get bashed … or we don’t have any police report, or our death certificate says pneumonia … it’s okay because you just have to explain,” the lawyer added.

Conti said she hopes groups representing the drug war victims would be able to gather at least 1,500 individuals, a target approximating those who were already involved in the preliminary examination and investigation by the ICC Prosecutor.

“But then, this target could be also on a rolling basis. Because the application of victims is [open] at every stage of the proceedings,” Conti explained.

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Conti: Wrong death reports can be explained at ICC