Philippine Lawyer Faces Death Threats After Filing Case At The Hague Against Duterte
Jude Sabio filed an International Criminal Court case against President Rodrigo Duterte for crimes against humanity in the war on drugs. "I'm afraid that I'll be killed at any time," Sabio says.
by Michael Sullivan
May 05, 2018
3 minutes
Philippine lawyer Jude Sabio doesn't get out much these days — not after he accused his country's enormously popular president, Rodrigo Duterte, of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
"Nowadays I do not go out so much in public places," Sabio says. "Specifically, I'm afraid that I'll be killed at any time. Somebody will be just coming and pump a bullet into my head."
The stocky Sabio, 51, says he's received numerous death threats since he filed a complaint against Duterte with the ICC in April 2017.
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