VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Tolentino representing Dela Rosa in ICC needs context
On March 29, Sen. Francis Tolentino said he had “accepted the proposal” to be counsel of his colleague, Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, before the ICC. This needs context.
On March 29, Sen. Francis Tolentino said he had “accepted the proposal” to be counsel of his colleague, Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, before the ICC. This needs context.
This is the fourth time Remulla skipped context regarding the jurisdiction of the ICC.
Ang imbestigasyon ng ICC ay nasa paunang yugto ng pagsisiyasat at wala pang suspek na sinampahan ng kaso. Bagama’t pinangalanan sina Dela Rosa at Duterte sa hiling noong 2021 ni dating ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda na maglunsad ng imbestigasyon, wala pang kinikilalang mga kakasuhan ang Office of the Prosecutor sakaling magsampa ng kaso.
Contrary to the report of Inquirer.net, the ICC probe is still in the preliminary investigation stage and no Filipino official has yet been charged.
Bagama’t pinangalanan sina Dela Rosa at dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa hiniling na imbestigasyon ni dating ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda noong Hunyo 2021, walang tinukoy na mga suspek sa drug probe ang Office of the Prosecutor.
Although Dela Rosa and former president Rodrigo Duterte were named in the request of former ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda for an investigation into the killings related to the drug war, no suspects have yet been identified in the probe.
Nakapanayam ng VERA Files si Romel Bagares, isang abogado na dalubhasa sa international law, upang ipaliwanag ang mga proseso sa pagpapatuloy ng imbestigasyon ni ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan.
A string of inaccurate statements from incumbent officials has emerged after the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on Jan. 26 that it will resume its drug war probe in the Philippines.
Bilang tugon sa mga natuklasan kamakailan ni forensic pathology expert Dr. Raquel Fortun na nakadiskubre ng mga hindi pagkakatugma sa mga ulat sa autopsy ng mga biktima ng drug war, sinabi ni Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa na handa siyang bitayin kung mahatulan siya ng lokal na hukuman para sa anumang maling gawain. Wala itong basehan.
A Philippine court cannot sentence him to hanging because the country already outlawed the death penalty on June 24, 2006 when then-president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo signed Republic Act 9346. This outlawed capital punishment in the country, which was previously allowed and carried out through lethal injection.