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Checked by Vera Files23 Jun 2022PhilippinesCrime and security
Lorraine Badoy

“The Supreme Court had ruled in Zarate vs Aquino that “there is no danger to life, liberty and security when you are identified as a member of the CPP NPA NDF.”

Vera Files rated this: Misleading

Vera Files says: The Supreme Court did not say this in Zarate vs. Aquino. What the High Court ruled in the case was that “mere membership in organizations or sectors” mentioned in the petition – including progressive groups Kilusang Mag…

Checked by Vera Files17 Jun 2022PhilippinesCrime and security
Rodrigo Duterte

“President Rodrigo Duterte says he should be charged and prosecuted in a Filipino court, not in the International Criminal Court, for the human rights violations related to his war on drugs because the Philippines is no longer a member of the Hague-based ICC.”

Vera Files rated this: Needs context

Vera Files says: The ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I ruled in September 2021 that all crimes related to the drug war that occurred during the Philippines’ membership from Nov. 1, 2011 to March 16, 2019 still fall under its jurisdiction.