The International Criminal Court appears to be “standing on shaky ground” as it insists on continuing its probe into the violent drug war of the Duterte administration, Senator Robin Padilla said. | BPinlacINQ
He echoed Marcos’ claim that the ICC has no jurisdiction over the country.
“Our Solicitor General has also said the Philippines has no legal or moral obligation to cooperate with the ICC,” Padilla added. The argument on ICC jurisdiction had repeatedly been raised by Marcos and several other government officials, citing the Philippines’ withdrawal from the Rome Statute in 2018.But the ICC Pre-trial Chamber and the Supreme Court have both said that the Philippine government must comply with the probe, noting that the country’s withdrawal does not absolve it from the obligations it incurred when it was part of the international treaty that created the ICC.
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