The President of
the Republic of the Philippines has been called out by both local and foreign
human rights group for his brutal policy on the war against illegal drugs.
In a recent
speech during the 10th Filipina Entrepreneurship Summit at the World Trade
Center in Pasay City, early this week reiterates his desire to clean the
country with illegal drugs- a simple campaign promise in 2016 , the President
now calls it his solemn promise he has made for his country.
A few weeks back
it was reported that the International Criminal Court will starts its
preliminary investigation, it was triggered when Filipino lawyer Jude Sabio last April of 2017 accused the
President and some other government officials committing crimes against
humanity thru the government’s policy war on drugs. *
Prs. Duterte (photo credit to owner) |
Whether human
rights will believe or not, it is not my business to do with their biddings. I
have a duty to perform and worse, I made it a solemn promise,” Duterte said.
“Do not destroy
it because I will kill you. Do not put to naught my toil and destroy the young
of my country because I will really kill you,” he said.
The President
reiterates again that he will not allow drugs and all those who profit from it
to destroy the next generation of Filipinos.
Also, during the
oath taking rites of Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) officials
at Malacanang Palace, the President said
ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda “cannot acquire jurisdiction over me, not in a
million years.”
That’s why I’m
not answering. That’s true. I don’t want to say that has always been my weapon
ever since. Don’t believe them. They cannot ever, ever hope to acquire
jurisdiction over my person,” he said.
Two weeks ago
Malacañang announced that the Office of the Prosecutor of the International
Criminal Court (ICC) will start its preliminary investigation on the alleged
extrajudicial killings linked to the anti-drug campaign of the Duterte
administration.
Presidential
Spokesperson Harry Roque clarified that a preliminary examination only aims to collect
and verify information to determine if there is “reasonable basis” to go on
with a preliminary investigation. *
“It is a lawful
use of force and therefore, we submit likewise on the merits the element of
directing an attack against civilian populations is simply lacking,” Roque said
in defending the governments stand on the war on drugs, maintaining its legal
and lawful police operations.
Report from PNA
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