VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Inquirer.net inaccurately reports Dela Rosa, Duterte ‘charged’ in the ICC
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.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Bato mali sa pagsasabi na siya ay ‘co-accused’ ni Duterte sa imbestigasyon ng ICC
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Bato wrongly claims he is ‘co-accused’ with Duterte in ICC probe
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.
ICC probe sa drug war: Ang susunod na kabanata
Sa desisyon noong Enero 26, sinabi ng Pre-Trial Chamber na hindi naipakita ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas na masusi nitong iniimbestigahan ang matataas na opisyal na utak o nagpatupad ng mga krimen. Hindi rin umano sinisiyasat ang mga posibleng “pattern” o polisiya sa pagpatay sa mga pinaghihinalaang sangkot sa droga.
Disinformation about ICC echoes Duterte’s defense, targets prosecutors
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pagpayag ni Dela Rosa na bitayin dahil sa mga pagpatay na may kinalaman sa droga walang basehan
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Dela Rosa’s willingness to be hanged over drug-related killings has no basis
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.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ni Dela Rosa sa prinsipyo ng complementarity ng ICC nakaliligaw
Iginiit ni Senador Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, dating hepe ng Philippine National Police (PNP), na ang imbestigasyon ng International Criminal Court (ICC) sa mga pagpatay na may kinalaman sa droga sa ilalim ng administrasyong Duterte ay lumalabag sa complementarity principle ng Rome Statute. Ito ay nakaliligaw.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Dela Rosa’s statement on ICC complementarity principle is misleading
In pursuing its own investigation, the ICC is going after top state officials who may be responsible for crimes against humanity but are not being investigated by the Philippines. This is where the principle of complementarity is violated and the justification for the resumption of the ICC’s drug war probe.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Remulla’s statement asking ICC to show ‘pattern’ of drug war killings needs context
Among the five considerations of the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I were the pronouncements encouraging the killings under the drug war by former president Rodrigo Duterte and other officials and existence of drug watchlists.
