
DOJ justifies PH disengagement with ICC
The International Criminal Court does not have jurisdiction to investigate former president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, Senior Justice Undersecretary Raul Vasquez said.
The International Criminal Court does not have jurisdiction to investigate former president Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, Senior Justice Undersecretary Raul Vasquez said.
Lawyer Barry Gutierrez urged the Marcos administration to cooperate with the International Criminal Court investigation and prove that the allegations against the Duterte administration’s war on drugs are unfounded.
The Philippine government would not allow representatives of the International Criminal Court to come to the country to conduct an investigation into the drug war waged by former president Rodrigo Duterte, the Department of Justice said.
The government won’t cooperate with the International Criminal Court’s investigation into the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Friday.
Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. minced no words in criticizing the International Criminal Court (ICC) for supposedly interfering in the country’s affairs when it ordered the resumption of its probe on the Duterte administration’s drug war.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla has advised former President Rodrigo Duterte not to go to countries where the International Criminal Court (ICC) has influence.
Bayan Muna chairperson Neri Colmenares said that former President Rodrigo Duterte could hold the distinction of being the first Asian leader to be convicted in the International Criminal Court.
Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra said the gaping hole in the ICC decision was its failure to rule on jurisdiction.
International Criminal Court judges on Tuesday rejected the Philippines’ appeal to halt a probe into the nation’s deadly anti-drug crackdown, clearing the way for the investigation to resume.
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa found humor in the controversy that followed former President Rodrigo Duterte’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing a day before the International Criminal Court (ICC) ordered the resumption of its drug war probe.
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