Nagbigay ng tugon si The Hague Academy of International Law alumnus Atty. Dino Singson De Leon sa mga nagsasabing hindi raw dapat ang mga dayuhan ang nagpapataw ng hustisya sa mga Pilipino matapos arestuhin ng International Criminal Court (ICC) si dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.
Sa latest episode ng “Morning Matters” nitong Martes, Marso 12, sinabi ni De Leon na “hugely mistaken” ang pahayag na ito ng kampo ng dating pangulo.
“I think that they’re hugely mistaken because part of our constitution, remember Article 2 Section 2 of 1987 Constitution, international law is part of the law of the land,” saad ni De Leon.
“We call that in the study of law the doctrine of incorporation. [...] It means that this international mechanism is actually our mechanism as a people—as a Filipino people—and that means ‘di puwedeng sabihin na hindi ‘yan sa atin. Kasama ‘yan,” wika niya.
NA Virgilio Almario, tumula matapos ang pagkaaresto kay Duterte
“In fact,” dagdag pa ni De Leon, “the Constitution says so which is the highest expression of the collective will of the sovereign of Filipino people.”
Matatandaang sa panayam noong Martes, Marso 11, tinawag ni dating Presidential Spokesperson Atty. Harry Roque na “unconstitutional” umano ang pagdakip kay Duterte.
MAKI-BALITA: Pagkaaresto kay Duterte, unconstitutional —Roque
