President is unfazed by the filed case in the International Criminal Court.
In a public speech in Cebu, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte
continued his tirades against the International Criminal Court ( ICC ), and
made a reiteration that despite a communication filed against him at the
international tribunal his flagship program- the war on illegal drugs will not
be stopped.
Filipino lawyer Jude Sabio last April of 2017 accused
Duterte and other government officials committing crimes against humanity due to
the war on illegal drugs, it was because of the ICC’s preliminary examination
was triggered. *
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| Pres. Duterte (photo credit to owner) |
“The war on drugs will not stop and will last until the day
I step down. If I go to prison, I will go to prison. If you want to execute me,
look for a country that allows the execution of prisoner by firing squad.”
Senior government officials downplays the ICC’s preliminary
examination, saying the tribunal will ultimately decide that it has no
jurisdiction on the charges filed before them.
The Office of the Solicitor General in a statement before
said that ICC has no jurisdiction over the drug war of President Rodrigo
Duterte's administration, as it "may only exercise jurisdiction where
domestic courts are incapable of carrying out the proper proceedings."
“Good luck! Colombia has been under preliminary examination
for 13 years, 13 years.”
This was the statement of Presidential Spokesperson Harry
Roque, noting that the administration is not bothered by the proceedings filed
against the President as they claim it will not prosper beyond the preliminary
examination, noting the time it takes for an information against the accused to
progress in the ICC.
Roque also gave the assurance to complainant Atty. Jude
Sabio, over his safety and well being after filing a communication in the ICC
against the President.
"We don't put much importance to the complaint. We have no ill will against him," he said. *
"Let's make sure that if there's a threat and [if there is] he should report it to the police. If there's a threat, go file a Writ of Amparo. That's the remedy," he added.
Report from ABS-CBN
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