FACT CHECK: Marcos touts MISLEADING ‘bloodless’ drug war claim
President Ferdinand Marcos misleads with the claim that his administration’s drug war has remained “bloodless.”
President Ferdinand Marcos misleads with the claim that his administration’s drug war has remained “bloodless.”
This was not the first time that Dela Rosa questioned the ICC's involvement in the victims' pursuit of justice.
Veering away from former president Rodrigo Duterte's bloody war on drugs, representatives and experts from various sectors are urging the government to treat the drug problem as a "public health" issue to be dealt with a human rights-based approach.
Efren Morillo, the lone survivor of a 2016 “Oplan Tokhang,” continues to fight for justice against the unlawful and violent police operation.
Hindi makikipag-cooperate ang Marcos administration sa International Criminal Court sa imbestigasyon nito sa drug war. Gumagana naman daw kasi ang justice system ng Pilipinas.
Bagama't 177 pulis ang iniulat na kinasuhan sa ilalim ng administrasyong Marcos para sa mga paglabag na may kaugnayan sa droga, mayroon lamang dalawang nahatulan ng korte na may kaugnayan sa digmaang droga ni Duterte.
While 177 police officers were reported to have been charged under the Marcos administration for drug-related violations, there have been only two known court convictions related to Duterte’s drug war.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. misleads with his claim that the ICC has no jurisdiction to investigate drug war-related killings in the Philippines because the Netherlands-based tribunal was “formed to provide justice to areas where there is no judiciary.”
What the drug war showed was his "pusong bato" against persons merely suspected of involvement in illegal drugs but were summarily killed without any semblance of due process.
Nang ipagpatuloy ng ICC ang buong pagsisiyasat nito sa giyera sa droga noong Enero 2023, sinabi nito na ang sariling mga paglilitis sa giyera laban sa droga ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas ay "hindi katumbas ng tunay, kongkreto at progresibong mga hakbang sa pagsisiyasat" na sapat na sasalamin sa pagsusuri ng ICC at magbibigay-katwiran sa pagsususpinde nito.