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Pasalamat nga siya, dahil alam ko na, ‘di ba, ang International [Criminal] Court ay susunod sa kung ano ‘yung mandato nito. Igagalang ‘yung kanyang karapatan at bibigyan siya ng pagkakataon para ipagtanggol ang kanyang sarili,
Randy said
Nakita naman natin kung papaano nila iginalang at sinunod ang proseso ng pagse-serve ng warrant…”
Randy pointed outI was surprised and felt as if I had been brought back to life because what we have been fighting for is finally coming to fruition — we are finally getting justice for our loved ones who were taken from us,
said Jerica Ann Pico, the widow of a man who was killed during the war on drugs
That is what democracy should be—no one is above the law, and everyone must answer for their actions,
he stressedThe families of the victims deserve truth, reparations and justice. As a nation, we must ensure that such crimes never happen again,
the San Carlos bishop addedThis is where we will see whether his actions were right or wrong and whether he should be held responsible if they were wrong,
Pabillo explainedWhen a person is arrested under a warrant of arrest from the ICC, he should be turned over to law enforcement officer of a member state, and is to be flown to The Hague, The Netherlands ASAP,
Kristina Conti, ICC assistant to counsel, said on a Facebook post
Since ICC has no enforcement power and would rely on the cooperation of the member state, if the two clans were in good terms, the administration would never allow the enforcement of the arrest warrant within Philippine soil,
said Leo Camacho, a constitutional expert and lecturer at the Ateneo School of Law in Manila.jpg)
The ICC can only exercise its jurisdiction if a country's national legal system is not functioning,
lawyer Salvador Paolo Panelo Jr. told reporters outside the court, insisting the Philippines' judicial
Duterte is fortunate, there's due process for him,
Emily Soriano said of her son Angelito, at a press briefing organised by a local rights groupThis is not just surrendering a Filipino citizen, this is surrendering a Filipino citizen who is accused of crimes against humanity, specifically murder,
she saidBut there is this mixed feeling of joy and hope and anxiety because we do not exactly know where this will end up to what will be the outcome. Will there really be accountability
said Parong, who is also co-chair of the Philippine Coalition for the ICC (PCICC).
It’s historic for the Philippines, it’s the first time a Philippine president has been arrested for crimes against humanity. That an Interpol-led arrest actually ended this impunity under president Duterte that now has him going to The Hague,
said Ressa, former CNN Manila bureau chief and CEO and founder of news site Rappler
Interpol asked for help, and we obliged because we have commitments to the Interpol, which we have to fulfil. If we don’t do that, they will not, they will no longer help us with other cases involving Filipino fugitives abroad,
Marcos said in a late-night presser after the plane carrying Duterte took offThe victims of the drug war – thousands of victims – have pretty much lost faith in the domestic accountability mechanisms in the Philippines. So, they were pinning their hopes on the ICC,
he told CNNFrom my own news, I have a warrant…from the ICC or something… these motherf***ers have been chasing me for a long time. What did I do wrong ?
he saidThis is something that’s totally unprecedented in the history of this country … not just in this country, [but] for Southeast Asia and even Asia,
he said
[Victim’s] spirits are bouyed, they’re very, very optimistic that this is something that can move along expeditiously in The Hague,
Conde saidThere’s a feeling of simple joy at what is happening, and relief,
said Brother Jun Santiago, who set up Silingan Coffee, a small coffee shop to help give jobs to the families of victims of extrajudicial killings, and to provide a space to memorialise their storiesI am confident the arrest was proper, correct and followed all necessary legal procedures,
he told media after Duterte’s departure on Tuesday night