The government wants to refute the arguments made by International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan last week in pressing to continue its investigation into alleged crimes against humanity under the Duterte administration’s “war on drugs.”
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan has insisted that the “extremely serious” drug-related crimes committed during the Duterte administration were encouraged by the former president himself and other top state officials.
Perhaps Duterte's defenders are well aware that it would be difficult to win the battle with the ICC legally, so they are trying to win over the public by engaging in disinformation and discrediting the ICC.
Sino dapat sisihin, 'yung ICC dahil pakailamero o 'yung ilang mga opisyal at pulitiko na puro pagsipsip at pagtatakip ang inaatupag?
Ang tinanggihan lamang ng ICC appeals chamber ay ang kahilingan ng gobyerno na suspindihin ang pagpapatuloy ng drug war probe noong Marso 27. Ang administrasyong Marcos ay mayroon pa ring isang nakabinbing apela -- ang pangunahing petisyon nito -- na naglalayong baligtarin ang desisyon noong Enero 26 ng ang Pre-Trial Chamber I na nagbigay-daan kay Prosecutor Karim Khan na ipagpatuloy ang imbestigasyon.
Only the government’s request to suspend the resumption of the drug war probe was junked by the ICC Appeals Chamber on March 27.
The ICC retains jurisdiction over any crimes that occurred in the Philippines when it was still a state party from Nov. 1, 2011 to March 16, 2019.
May hurisdiksyon pa rin ang ICC sa anumang krimen na naganap sa Pilipinas noong ito ay state party mula Nob. 1, 2011 hanggang Marso 16, 2019. Hindi nawawala ang mga obligasyon ng isang dating state party tulad ng Pilipinas sa mga insidente na naganap sa panahon ng pagiging miyembro nito, batay sa Article 127 paragraph 2 ng Rome Statute, ang founding treaty ng ICC.
The International Criminal Court has thrown out the government’s request to suspend its investigation into alleged crimes against humanity in the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, removing one hurdle for the resumption of the probe.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) made “legal errors” in its decision to allow the resumption of its investigation into the Duterte administration’s controversial war on drugs and should reverse the ruling, the government said in its appeal brief filed on March 13. “It is submitted that the Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC) committed several errors of law
