Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla insisted that the Philippines has a functional justice system as he called the decision of the International Criminal Court to resume its “drug war” probe an “irritant.” | T2TupasINQ
But Remulla maintained that the Philippine government is doing what it can to fix and improve the system despite a number of limitations in the investigations being conducted by authorities on drug war-related cases.
“The NBI is in the process of reorganizing. The organization is pushing through. We are about to hire 1000 more agents. We are building capacity. In terms of the PNP we have suggested ways to reform the system…So we are, as a country, we are doing what it takes to fix the system and we are fully functioning judicial system,” he said in a press conference.
“I don’t see where they will come in, what role they will play unless they want to take over our legal system,” Remulla added.He said he will speak to Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra regarding their next course of action. “[But] Definitely, I do not welcome this move. I will not welcome them [ICC] in the Philippines unless they make clean that they will respect us. I will not stand for any of these antics that will tend to question our sovereignty. I will not accept that,” Remulla said.
Guevarra, meanwhile, said he has yet to receive an official copy of the ICC resolution but said: “it is our intention to exhaust our legal remedies, more particularly elevating the matter to the ICC appeals chamber.
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