There just might be a showdown coming between former President Rodrigo Duterte and representatives of the International Criminal Court, which is poised to probe into his brutal “drug war” campaign. | BPinlacINQ
“With all due respect, siguro kahit Zoom na kung sakali. Pero I still have to study the need for other resource persons. I’m thinking of having a resource person coming from the ICC itself. Kung papayag sila, kahit Zoom sila. Para ipaliwanag nila iyong hinihingi nila,” he said when asked if they will invite the former president to participate in the hearing.
Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra – the Philippine government’s legal representative – will also be among the resource persons in the hearing, Tolentino noted. “I would want to have Mr. Khan to explain the reason why they insisted that the pleading filed by the Office of the Solicitor General was not complete or was not conclusive enough,” the senator added.Tolentino also said they would iron out the details of the committee hearing within the week.
“Iyong time frame, baka madaling araw doon. Hindi naman ako papayag na ako ang madaling araw dito. Dapat masunod doon Philippine time. Hindi iyong time nila. Otherwise, baka tulog pa lahat kayo,” he said.The , pending its request for the PTC to reverse its decision authorizing a full-blown probe into the war on drugs.In its eight-page ruling, the appeals chamber said it did not find “persuasive reasons” to grant the Philippine government’s plea for a suspension.
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