The prosecution at the International Criminal Court has asked judges to admit the pre-recorded testimonies of eight more witnesses, saying their evidence would challenge police claims of self-defense and establish the rise in drug-related killings under former president Rodrigo Duterte.

The defense of former president Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court has asked Trial Chamber III to reject a report associated with an unnamed prosecution witness, arguing that the testimony does not add substantial value to the case.

The prosecution at the International Criminal Court has sought to introduce the pre-recorded testimonies of seven additional witnesses who allegedly have evidence of extrajudicial killings in Davao City and across the Philippines under former president Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug campaign.