MANILA, Philippines — The appeal by the Philippine government to suspend the International Criminal Court's (ICC) resumption of its investigation of the Duterte administration's brutal war against illegal drugs will affect the interests of the victims and their families, according to the court's Office of Public Counsel for Victims. In a 28-page observation on behalf of the drug war victims and their families, ICC principal counsel Paolina Massidda said the issues raised by the Philippine government in its appeal 'affect the general interests of the victims,' supporting calls to have the appeal dismissed.

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