Senator Ronald 'Bato' Dela Rosa remains resolute in his refusal to engage with the International Criminal Court (ICC), asserting that it would imply acknowledging their authority over the Philippines. He strongly believes the ICC is motivated by control rather than justice and criticizes their persistent attempts to investigate despite the Philippines' withdrawal from the tribunal. Dela Rosa vows to challenge the ICC's jurisdiction in the Supreme Court.
Senator Ronald 'Bato' Dela Rosa maintained his stance against any engagement with the International Criminal Court ( ICC ), asserting that it would imply recognizing their authority over the Philippines. 'Umalis kayo! Wala kayong pakialam dito sa amin. (Leave us alone! You have no business here with us) Leave us alone. We can do our job here,' he declared in a statement on Monday, January 27.
Dela Rosa expressed his conviction that the ICC's motives are not driven by a pursuit of justice, but rather by a desire to control its member-states. He made these remarks following the Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla's announcement regarding the ICC's investigation into former President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.In a Reuters report, Remulla stated, 'We'll talk to them soon in a very well-defined manner, in the spirit of comity. Some people are trying to bridge the divide to bring us together, so we can sit at one table.' This represents a departure from the administration's previous adamant refusal to rejoin the ICC. For Dela Rosa, the ICC's persistent attempts to investigate despite the Philippines' withdrawal from the tribunal are a glaring example of their overreach. 'Go ahead kung anong gusto nila. Hindi namin sila maco-control…Kung i-engage nila, sige lang, go ahead, basta ako, very solid ‘yung aking paniniwala na walang jurisdiction ang ICC sa ating bansa (Go ahead, let them do what they want. We can't control them... If they want to engage, that's fine, go ahead. As for me, I firmly believe that the ICC has no jurisdiction in our country),' the Mindanaoan lawmaker asserted. 'Pumasok kayo dito (You get in here), ICC. We will go to the Supreme Court, we will seek judicial relief kung talaga bang may jurisdiction ang ICC dito (if ICC really has jurisdiction here),' he added. He pointed to the dissenting opinion of two ICC Appeals Chamber judges, who argued that the request for authorization of an investigation was filed when the Philippines was no longer a party to the Rome Statute—the treaty that established the ICC. 'Very clear ‘yan na ‘yung kanilang ginawa na paghingi nila ng permiso, ‘yung prosecutor, paghingi nila ng permiso sa court na mag-conduct ng investigation, effective na ang ating withdrawal sa membership. So very clear, wala silang jurisdiction (It's very clear that when they asked for permission, the prosecutor, when they asked the court for permission to conduct an investigation, our withdrawal from membership was already effective. So it's very clear, they have no jurisdiction),' Dela Rosa stated.Dela Rosa is implicated in the ICC investigation into Duterte's drug war due to his role as Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) during the previous administration
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