THE HAGUE, Netherlands (The Adobo Chronicles, Berlin Bureau) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) may have jumped the gun when it denied the Philippine government’s appeal to stop the investigation into former President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs.
Now, the ICC is praising the decision of a Manila Regional Trial Court affirming the acquittal of former Senator Leila de Lima in one of her three criminal cases.
“This shows that the Philippine Justice system is working,” the ICC said, “and maybe we should leave the Philippines alone.”
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Russia has put an ICC prosecutor and two judges on its “wanted list” following an arrest order by the criminal court for President Vladimir Putin on charges of crimes against humanity.
Russia opened criminal cases against ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan and judges who ordered Putin’s arrest, including Tomoko Akane and Rosario Salvatore Aitala.
Meanwhile, the government of the Philippines has declared all ICC judges and investigators “persona non grata” following the decision of the court to deny its appeal to stop the investigation on the country’s war on drugs.
Being declared “persona non grata” bars the person/s from entering the country which means ICC’s investigation and court proceedings relating to former President Rodrigo Duterte and his war on drugs will all have to be conducted “in absentia.”
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – You can only fool the Nobel Peace Prize Committee once. After that, all the lies you’ve spread will eventually catch up with you — in real life.
Risking her life and liberty has always been part of Maria Ressa’s template narrative in her desperate attempt to gain world sympathy for her trumped up charges against former President Rodrigo Duterte.
But there’s no denying that the convicted CEO of Rappler is alive and free.
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