Guevarra earlier said he would seek the opinion of Marcos as well as of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Justice, and law experts regarding the invitation of the Hague-based court for the Philippines on its request to reopen the probe.
government’s stand regarding the International Criminal Court’s move to resume its investigation of the Duterte administration’s drug war.
Guevarra has said his office will examine the issue of ICC’s jurisdiction to investigate the Philippines. “In view of the government transition, the DFA is in the process of coordinating with lead agencies, such as the DOJ and OSG on this matter,” new DFA spokesperson Teresita Daza said, referring to the offices which advise the President and the administration on legal issues.
In November, the ICC suspended its probe of the killings as a possible crime against humanity after Duterte’s administration said it has launched its own probe of the police behind the killings. However, the ICC chief prosecutor recently asked the court to immediately resume the investigation. Philippine officials have been saying the government opposes extrajudicial killings and would prosecute law enforcers committing such crimes.
The Solicitor General also confirmed the President called for the meeting and the ICC probe was the “only official matter discussed.”
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