Pinaalalahanan ni Senator Leila de lima si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na hindi pa rin ito ligtas sa paglilitis ngInternational Criminal Court (ICC) sa libu-libong namatay sa kanyang drug war kahit pa ito ay manalo bilang Bise Presidente.
“He thinks he can escape the ICC and accountability for his crimes against humanity by becoming a VP this time.Fat chance. The ICC does not recognize either immunity or impeachability in going after criminals. Its jurisdiction is comprehensive in that way. So if impeachability does not protect Duterte from the ICC, why still bother to even become VP? He is still going to be arrested and dragged in chains to The Hague anyway,” pagbibigay-diin ng senador.
Nauna ng inihayag nioutgoing ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda na humingi na sila ng permiso para payagan silang imbestigahan ang mga alegasyon laban sa Pangulo.
Leonel Abasola
