“I see a dark future for Duterte, now in the custody of the ICC”
WITH former President Rodrigo Duterte now in the custody of the International Criminal Court facing charges for crimes against humanity resulting from the brutal and bloody war against illegal drugs, it may well be considered there is no chance of getting acquitted or considered denying all the accusations thrown against him, Santa Banana!
In the case of the infamous Death Squad, with all the witnesses testifying against him, including those allegedly ordered by Duterte when he was mayor of Davao City, for committing extrajudicial killings, it would take a miracle for Duterte not to be held responsible and accountable.
I cannot but agree with former Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio when he said the former President faces a tough battle as key witnesses, including members of the Davao Death Squad themselves, have first-hand knowledge of his alleged involvement in extra-judicial killings.
It would take a miracle for the ICC to believe Duterte’s denial of his involvement in the extrajudicial killings.
Santa Banana, how in the world can Duterte deny the testimonies of the people who perpetrated the killings themselves upon his orders? As Carpio commented, I cannot see how in the world can Duterte refute that!
Duterte’s problem is during his reign as President he often bragged that he himself had killed people in an attempt to prove his masculinity. There is an attempt by Duterte lawyers to show the ICC has no jurisdiction over Duterte. How is this so?
As Carpio said, and I quote: “So it’s very difficult for Duterte to get out of that because these are insider people. They were the ones who did the killing for him. So how can he re-butt that? …Even if you are illegally arrested by the surrendering state, the ICC will still acquire jurisdiction over you when you are handed over to them because the ICC has nothing to do with the illegal arrest that was done by the surrendering state.”
In September, when the trial of Duterte by the ICC begins, it would be interesting reading how Duterte and his cohorts, like Chief of Police Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, now senator and another chief of police, Oscar Albayalde, when Duterte was President, will explain to the ICC all the killings of everybody involved in illegal drugs, including drug users and addicts themselves, who were more the victims of the drug menace.
Police estimates show there were only 6,0000 victims of all the killings as a result of the infamous “Tokhang,” “Knock on your Door,” and the “Double-Barrelled” by Duterte to rid the country of the drug menace.
Those of you who saw over television how the police went on killing sprees upon Duterte’s orders and how the police would use the excuse that those who were involved in the encounter fought back the police , or claimed “nanlaban” ( they fought back) .
That is how the police fight, always claiming those they killed fought back. With what?
The police often claim those killed fought back with guns. Yes, with guns planted by the police.
Unofficial estimates by reliable sources estimate some 27,000 to 28,000 were actually killed during Duterte’s brutal and bloody war when he announced to the police, “kill, kill them all.” It did seem the only vocabulary Duterte knew was “kill, kill, kill.”
The ICC prosecutors and defenders have been chosen, with the defense in ICC assisted by the Duterte lawyers.
Still I wonder how in the world, Santa Banana, can they overturn the testimonies of first hand witnesses, but ICC investigators have long been to the Philippines, collating all the evidence against Duterte and his cohorts in connection with the infamous Davao Death Squad and the brutal and bloody Duterte war on illegal drugs.
Personally, I cannot forget those boastful statements of Duterte seen over television where Duterte admitted he takes full responsibility for all the killings.
Duterte obviously did not realize he would be held accountable for everything. Well, everybody has his day.
Now Duterte is being held accountable along with his cohorts. When I say cohorts I refer to personalities like Bato dela Rosa, now senator, and former Police Chief Albayalde.
Insofar as Bato dela Rosa is concerned, to evade arrest he has been given the courtesy by the Senate to seek sanctuary in the Senate upon his arrest. How can dela Rosa hide in the Senate forever?
I see a dark future for Duterte, now in the custody of the ICC. He dug his own big hole from which he can never escape, Santa Banana!