If Pres. Duterte thinks he is now out of the reach of the International Criminal Court because he directed the Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea to withdraw the ratification of the Philippines of the Rome Statute which established the ICC, he is mistaken.
Palace spokesperson Roque earlier claimed he discussed the ICC probe 'extensively' with Duterte who he said 'welcomes' it.
Iba ang agad na sinabi ng Malacañang pagkatapos ipahayag ni Bensouda ang preliminary examination.
Duterte’s immunity from suit during his tenure does not stop the ICC from investigating him.
Sinabi ni Solicitor General Jose Calida na may immunity si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa pagsasampa ng kaso na magliligtas sa kanya sa anumang imbestigasyon ng International Criminal Court (ICC) o ng Commission on Human Rights (CHR). Mali.
“Determining accountability and rendering justice is not and can never be a waste of time.”
President Rodrigo Duterte is more than willing to personally argue his case before the International Criminal Court (ICC), Malacanang said, as the tribunal opens an initial probe to determine if there’s a need to investigate mass murder allegations filed against him.
President Rodrigo Duterte cited the principle of territoriality when asked if the International Criminal Court (ICC) has the jurisdiction to look into his alleged involvement in the “continuing mass murder in the Philippines.”
In dismissing the case filed against him at the International Court of Justice at The Hague, Netherlands last week, President Duterte cited the principle of territoriality.
The story of a self-confessed killer is what lawyers hope will convince the International Criminal Court (ICC) that allegations of mass murder brought against President Rodrigo Duterte have firsthand basis.
