“In answer to the question of de la Rosa, President Marcos Jr. came out with a statement to clarify everything that he did not cooperate, much less support and help in the ICC probe”
With all the speculations relative to the alleged entry of probers of the International Criminal Court to investigate the alleged crime against humanity in connection with the six years of former President Rodrigo Duterte in his war against illegal drugs, questions and more questions have been raised crying out for answers.
How did the ICC probers enter the country?
Were they invited and by whom?
Was their entry into the Philippines official and under ICC jurisdiction?
Did their investigation follow legal procedure?
And what was the result of their investigation?
The answers to these questions should be made official since, if we recall correctly, Philippine membership in the Rome Statute of the United Nations under the ICC was canceled in 2017 when Duterte pulled the country out from being an ICC member.
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who seems to be aware of the ICC investigation last month, confirmed the presence of the ICC probers, and went to the extent of claiming that soon enough, the ICC will come out with an arrest order on Duterte and Senator Bato dela Rosa, the chief of police during the illegal drugs war of the former administration, and others connected with it.
Senator dela Rosa, who knows that if the ICC had really entered the country to probe Duterte’s war on illegal drugs as crimes against humanity, had challenged President Marcos Jr. “to be man enough to admit to the entry of the ICC probers” and would like the Senator to be jailed.
It would be interesting, Santa Banana, to know the answers to all these question and if it is true that the ICC will come out soon enough with an arrest order against Duterte, de la Rosa and others in connection with crimes against humanity in Duterte’s war on illegal drugs.
Santa Banana, it would really be interesting to find out how the ICC will implement its arrest order against those alleged to have committed crimes against humanity since the Philippines is no longer a member of the Rome Statute.
If I recall correctly, there was the case involving the Panama president who had been declared guilty of crimes against humanity, but the ICC could not implement its arrest order against him.
But, somehow, the ICC managed to have him arrested. I don’t know how the ICC did it, but he was arrested anyway.
(Editor’s Note: The United States invaded Panama on Dec 20, 1989 during the presidency of George H. W. Bush. The primary purpose of the invasion was to depose the de facto ruler of Panama, General Manuel Noriega, who was wanted by US authorities for racketeering and drug trafficking. Washington launched Operation Nifty Package, a Delta and Navy SEAL-operated plan conducted in 1989 designed to capture Noriega. Noriega was captured and flown to the US, where he was tried on the Miami indictment, convicted on most of the charges, and sentenced to 40 years in prison, ultimately serving 17 years after a reduction in his sentence for good behavior.)
It would be interesting to know the answers to all those questions I raised, if indeed the ICC will issue an arrest order against Duterte, de la Rosa and others in connection with the former administration’s war on illegal drugs.
Santa Banana, this beats many of the crime series I usually watch on Netflix.
In answer to the question of de la Rosa, President Marcos Jr. came out with a statement to clarify everything that he did not cooperate, much less support and help in the ICC probe.