“May Duterte’s wish come true.”
It is now clear that the Marcos administration has no alternative but to cooperate with the International Criminal Court in connection with the killings during the bloody war on drugs of former President Rodrigo Duterte. Police records say the number of casualties is at 6,000, but some groups claim the number to be as high as 27,000. Santa Banana!
During the hearing of the sub-committee of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, Duterte said it clearly that he takes full moral responsibility of all the killings in the war against illegal drugs, which would include all the extra-judicial (EJKS) committed by the police in its campaign against everyone involved in illegal drugs, whether they are drug lords, street pushers, and drug addicts alike.
In that Senate hearing, Duterte also admitted the existence of a “Death Squad” when he was mayor of Davao City, but denied that the “Death Squad” were the police. He claimed that the “killers” were gangsters and even rich people who wanted to kill criminals. This is just unbelievable because it would mean that killings in Davao City were done by some people who just wanted to kill.
Even so, why did Duterte as mayor of the city tolerate it, which clearly indicates his responsibility as the city’s chief executive?
To top it all, Duterte, in the hearing by the House of Representatives’ Quad Committee, challenged the ICC to investigate him before he dies. Duterte is now 79 years old going on 80. Duterte’s challenge to means that if the ICC were to use the Interpol to investigate and even arrest Duterte and his cohorts, the Marcos administration would have no choice but to cooperate with the ICC.
Better still, all these should make President Marcos Jr. rejoin the United Nations Rome Statute which created the ICC. It was Duterte who had withdrawn from the Rome Statute in 2018. In fact, that would make all the investigations of Duterte and his cohorts here in the Philippines official, my gulay!
The admissions of Duterte of all the killings as his “full, moral and legal responsibility” brings up the question: What is the game plan of Duterte which could really make him guilty of crimes against humanity?
The way I see it is that Duterte, knowing he will be already his eighties when the ICC warrests him, and then he would plead old age. But is it a defense? I don’t think so, Santa Banana!
In any case, all the claims of Duterte have already made him an international figure. I think in Duterte’s mind, he’s enjoying all the attention.
It should now be clear to clear to BBM to either rejoin the Rome Statute that created the ICC, or allow
Interpol in the name of the ICC to further investigate Duterte and his cohorts on the ICC’s charge of crimes against humanity.
People are now getting sick and tired of Duterte and even his dare if it means that he will be found guilty, he would be willing to rot in jail, Santa Banana! May his wish come true.
In the case of BBM, his campaign against illegal drugs is the targeting of drug lords and not street users of illegal drugs like Duterte. With all the testimonies of Duterte before the Senate and the Quad Committee, it is interesting to note that the DOJ may just file a case against the former president for all the killings and EJKs under his administration.
