JUSTICE Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Thursday brought up the possibility that the International Criminal Court (ICC) would seek the assistance of the International Police Organization (Interpol) to serve arrest warrants that it may issue in connection with its investigation of the bloody anti-illegal drug war campaign during the...
JUSTICE Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Thursday brought up the possibility that the International Criminal Court would seek the assistance of the International Police Organization to serve arrest warrants that it may issue in connection with its investigation of the bloody anti-illegal drug war campaign during the Duterte administration.
“That is the future issue at hand now. If an arrest warrant were issued, it’s the Interpol’s job to serve it and we have a commitment to the Interpol,” Remulla pointed out. The Interpol, which has 196 member countries, is tasked to coordinate police operation worldwide to prevent and fight international crimes.
Remulla also acknowledged that the Department of Foreign Affairs had informed the DOJ on the request of the ICC prosecutor to interview Sen. Ronald dela Rosa, the first National Police chief of then President Rodrigo Duterte; retired Gen. Oscar Albayalde, who succeeded de la Rosa; a former Criminal Investigation and Detection Group chief, retired Maj. Gen. Romeo Caramat Jr.
Earlier, Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra, who served as Justice Secretary during the Duterte administration, said that while the government has no obligation to assist the ICC, it cannot stop the latter from exercising its duty under Article 54 of the Rome Statute, which include interviewing persons subject of its investigation.
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