THE International Criminal Court (ICC) has called upon the Philippines to remain a party to the Rome Statute, after President Rodrigo Duterte announced it would pull out due to investigations into the country’s bloody war on drugs.
A statement released by the ICC on Tuesday said that the Philippines’ formal decision to withdraw from the court would take one year to become effective, meaning that its current investigation into extrajudicial killings there would not be impacted.
“A withdrawal has no impact on on-going proceedings or any matter which was already under consideration by the Court prior to the date on which the …read more
Source: Asian Correspondent
