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Checked by Vera Files22 Feb 2023PhilippinesFilipino
Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

“Ang International Criminal Court ay walang hurisdiksyon upang imbestigahan ang mga pagpatay na may kaugnayan sa droga sa Pilipinas. Nanghihimasok ito sa mga panloob na usapin ng bansa at banta sa soberanya ng Pilipinas.”

Vera Files rated this: Kailangan ng konteksto

Vera Files says: May hurisdiksyon ang ICC sa mga krimen na naganap sa Pilipinas sa panahon ng pagiging miyembro nito mula Nob. 1, 2011 hanggang Marso 16, 2019, batay sa Article 127, paragraph 2 ng Rome Statute, ang founding treaty ng IC…

Checked by Vera Files22 Feb 2023PhilippinesFilipino
Jinggoy Estrada

“Dapat tutulan ng Senado ang imbestigasyon ng International Criminal Court sa mga pagpatay na may kinalaman sa drug war sa panahon ng Duterte administration dahil gumagana nang husto ang sistema ng hustisya sa Pilipinas.”

Vera Files rated this: Nakaliligaw

Vera Files says: Nilinaw ng ICC na hindi nito nilayon na palitan ang mga lokal na korte dahil inuusig lamang nito ang mga kaso kapag ang mga estado ay napatunayang ayaw o walang kakayahan na gawin ito. Binanggit sa desisyon noong Enero …

Checked by Vera Files22 Feb 2023PhilippinesCrime and security
Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

“The International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction to investigate drug-related killings in the Philippines. It is intruding into the country's internal matters and is a threat to Philippine sovereignty.”

Vera Files rated this: Needs context

Vera Files says: The ICC retains jurisdiction over crimes that occurred in the Philippines during its membership from Nov. 1, 2011 to March 16, 2019, based on Article 127, paragraph 2 of the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the ICC.

Checked by Vera Files22 Feb 2023PhilippinesCrime and security
Jinggoy Estrada, Senator

“The Senate should oppose the International Criminal Court's investigation of the drug war-related killings during the Duterte administration because the Philippine judicial system is fully functioning.”

Vera Files rated this: Misleading

Vera Files says: The ICC has made clear that it does not intend to replace domestic courts as it only prosecutes cases when states are proven to be unwilling or incapable of doing so. The Jan. 26 decision of the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I …

Checked by Vera Files21 Feb 2023PhilippinesCrime and security
Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, Senator

“Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, former chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), is an accused in the case involving drug-related killings under investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC).”

Vera Files rated this: False

Vera Files says: Although Dela Rosa and former president Rodrigo Duterte were named in the June 2021 request for the investigation by former ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, no suspects in the drug probe have been identified by the Office…