Gov’t to not object if ex-Pres. Duterte surrenders to ICC

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00:00With the explosive admissions and even a challenge but made by former President Rodrigo Duterte

00:05to the International Criminal Court or ICC to immediately conduct a probe on the alleged

00:11extrajudicial killings being linked to his drug war during the House Quiet Committee

00:15hearing, the Marcos administration now leaves it up to the International Investigating Body

00:20to make its next move.

00:22PTD's Mena Lesmoras has the full report.

00:27Malacanang respects former President Rodrigo Duterte's desire to surrender himself to the

00:32jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court although the Philippines is no longer

00:37a member of the ICC.

00:39According to Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, the government will neither object to it nor

00:44move to block the fulfillment of Duterte's decision.

00:47But if the ICC refers the process to the Interpol, the domestic law enforcement agencies shall

00:52be bound to fully cooperate with them, pursuant to established protocols.

00:57The DOJ reiterates that despite the withdrawal of the Philippines from the Rome Statute

01:05in 2019, the country remains a member of the Interpol.

01:09Thus, when requests are made by the ICC through the Interpol, and Interpol in turn relays

01:14such requests to our country, the Philippine government is legally obliged to accord due

01:18course to the latter by all means.

01:21But President Francis Escudero had also this to say.

01:37Duterte's statement regarding the ICC emerged during the 11th hearing of the House Squad

01:42Committee today.

01:51The ICC is not there for all time.

02:17Following this, the former president made a series of admissions regarding the issues

02:22raised against him.

02:23He confirmed there was indeed planting of evidence during his time as mayor in Davao

02:28City.

02:29And he also confirmed the issue on the reward system.

02:31At one point during the hearing, he also admitted killing people before when the situation called

02:36for it.

02:47For

03:15the first time, the families of alleged EJK victims were able to express their grievances

03:20and sorrow in front of Duterte.

03:22To this day, all they call for is for justice to be served.

03:45At the hearing, former President Duterte and former Senator Laila de Lima, one of his staunch

04:05critics, were seated right next to each other.

04:08De Lima directly denied the accusations made against her by the Duterte administration

04:12on the issue of illegal drugs.

04:15Absolutely false.

04:19That is a fictitious, bogus allegation against me.

04:24I am free from the three of them because I have nothing to do with illegal drugs.

04:32It is just part of their propaganda.

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