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Checked by Vera Files8 Feb 2023PhilippinesFilipino
Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, Senator

“Walang hurisdiksyon ang International Criminal Court sa mga pagpatay na may kinalaman sa droga sa bansa sa panahon ng Duterte administration.”

Vera Files rated this: Kailangan ng konteksto

Vera Files says: Ang Pilipinas ay hindi pa rin natatanggalan ng mga obligasyon nito para sa mga insidenteng naganap sa panahon ng pagiging miyembro nito mula Nobyembre 2011 hanggang Marso 17, 2019, ayon sa Article 127, paragraph 2 ng Ro…

Checked by Vera Files7 Feb 2023PhilippinesFilipino
Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla, Justice Secretary

“Hinamon ni Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla ang International Criminal Court na “ipakita sa amin ang pattern para makakuha kami mula sa kung anumang teorya mayroon sila.”

Vera Files rated this: Kailangan ng konteksto

Vera Files says: Hindi binanggit ni Remulla na noong Setyembre 2021, ang Pre-Trial Chamber I, isang judicial branch ng ICC, ay naglista ng limang "considerations" sa pagtukoy sa pagkakaroon ng sistematiko at malawakang pagpatay sa kampa…

Checked by Vera Files7 Feb 2023PhilippinesCrime and security
Jesus Crispin Remulla, Justice Secretary

“Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla dares the International Criminal Court to "show us the pattern so that we can pick up from what their theory is.”

Vera Files rated this: Needs context

Vera Files says: Remulla failed to mention that as early as September 2021, the Pre-Trial Chamber I, a judicial branch of the ICC, had listed five "considerations" in identifying the existence of systematic and widespread killings in th…

Checked by Vera Files7 Feb 2023PhilippinesCrime and security
Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa

“The International Criminal Court does not have jurisdiction over the drug-related killings in the Philippines since it has ceased to become a member of the Netherlands-based tribunal.”

Vera Files rated this: Needs context

Vera Files says: Article 127 paragraph 2 of the Rome Statute clearly states that a country that has withdrawn from the treaty is not cleared of its obligations when it was still a state party.

Checked by Vera Files1 Feb 2023PhilippinesCrime and security
Mico Clavano

“The International Criminal Court should no longer investigate in the Philippines because the country has ceased to be a state party to the Rome Statute that established the Netherlands-based tribunal.”

Vera Files rated this: Needs context

Vera Files says: Article 127, paragraph 2 of the Rome Statute stipulates that a country that has withdrawn is not cleared of its obligations for incidents that happened during its membership. It is part of the Philippines’ exercise of i…