Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra has slammed the International Criminal Court (ICC) for supposedly rushing its probe on drug war killings under the Duterte administration despite the government’s assurance that it is conducting its own investigation.
Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra has revealed the government has hired a foreign lawyer to help the country appeal the International Criminal Court (ICC) decision to resume the investigation into the drug war killings in the country.
Sen. Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday defended his decision to file a Senate resolution rallying his colleagues to defend former President Rodrigo Duterte from being investigated and prosecuted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the bloody drug war.
Justice Assistant Secretary Jose Dominic Clavano IV has revealed that the government is currently handling 290 cases concerning the drug war killings.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) are eyeing holding a meeting this week concerning the drug war killings, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Tuesday (Sept. 28).
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque thinks it will take time before the International Criminal Court (ICC) issues arrest warrants against the alleged perpetrators of the administration’s war on drugs.
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday (Aug. 25) said he remains on the fence whether to reveal to the public the results of the review the Department of Justice (DOJ) conducted on the 52 cases of killings in police anti-illegal drugs operations.
Critics of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte have adopted the three-finger salute from the hit “Hunger Games” films as a sign of resistance against his rule and drug war killings.
