Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the government had decided to cut all ties with the International Criminal Court (ICC) after the organization rejected a cabinet call to suspend investigations into the country’s “war on drugs”-related murders. These release reports Researcher.
“We cannot cooperate with the ICC, given their jurisdiction and very serious questions that we see as interference and de facto encroachment on the sovereignty of the republic,” the politician said. said.
Prior to that, the Philippine government tried to challenge the ICC’s decision to reopen the investigation into murders committed during the presidency of President Rodrigo Duterte, who took extremely drastic measures to combat drug trafficking. The ICC Appeals Chamber rejected the request for a stay of investigation.
As he reported RTIn 2018, Duterte withdrew approval of the ICC’s Rome Statute, which investigates the “war against drug traffickers” declared in the country.
Source: Gazeta
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