The International Criminal Court spokesperson underscored that the ICC stands firm in its position that it has jurisdiction over crimes committed before the Philippines withdrew from the Rome Statute, according to a report on “State of the Nation” Tuesday.
ICC spokesperon Fadi El Abdallah said these are the cases committed between 2011 up to 2019, the year the Philippine government withdrew from the ICC.
On the legality of the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte, the ICC judge will decide on the issue.
The process of the surrender of a defendant to the ICC is dependent on the law of the country, he added.
It can be recalled that in 2021, the Supreme Court ruled that the Philippine government has to cooperate in any criminal proceedings that are in effect before the country’s withdrawal from the Rome Statute. — BAP, GMA Integrated News
