ICC insists on Duterte probe, Philippine President Marcos pushes back


The ICC said its investigation will cover the period from Nov. 1, 2011, when the country ratified the Rome Statute that created the ICC and Duterte was still mayor of Davao City, to March 16, 2019, a day before the country’s withdrawal from the ICC, on his orders, took effect. - AP

MANILA, Feb 19 (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has sought the dismissal of a request by the Philippine government for another suspension of his investigation of the charges of crimes against humanity against former President Rodrigo Duterte in his war on drugs that had killed thousands.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who succeeded Duterte last year, questioned the ICC’s jurisdiction over the Philippines, telling reporters on Saturday that the ICC probe would be “an intrusion into our internal matters and a threat to our sovereignty.”

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