“Communist leader Jose Maria "Joma" Sison was among those who filed a communication to the International Criminal Court regarding the killings under President Duterte's war on drugs.”
What Vera Files found
The ICC Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) does not disclose publicly the identity of persons, groups or states that submitted a communication, citing their “safety, well being and privacy,” according to its policy paper on preliminary examinations. The only time it may “publicly confirm receipt” of a communication is when “the sender has already made that fact public.” Sison himself said he did not file a communication to the ICC. There is no published news report or statement about it.
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In short
Harry Roque made this claim around 15 June 2021. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 22 June 2021, 7 days later. Its rating was “No basis”.
Harry Roque has 50 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 31 of them false or fake, 18 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17VLGDD9uQ4
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