International criminal court prosecutors have charged the former president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte with three counts of crimes against humanity over bloody campaigns carried out during his “war on drugs”. Prosecutors allege that Duterte first introduced a plan to “neutralise” criminals when he was the mayor of Davao City, later implementing the same policy at a national level after he was appointed president in 2016. As president, Duterte publicly offered financial incentives for killings, and promised to protect police officers from legal charges for killings. Duterte was due to appear at the ICC this week to hear the accusations against him. However, the sitting was postponed as the court is considering whether he is fit to do so.