Law expert calls Duterte testimony ‘a legal disaster’

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AN international law expert said the admission under oath by former President Rodrigo Duterte at the Senate Blue Ribbon hearing that he had a death squad is "a disaster” that may be used by the local courts and International Criminal Court against him, as the Senate announced that the transcript of his remarks will be made public.

The ICC has been investigating the “crimes against humanity of murder” in the context of the so-called ‘war on drugs’ campaign while Duterte was mayor of Davao until he became President from the period of November 1, 2011 until March 16, 2019.

Escudero noted that the former chiefs of police of Davao and elsewhere, “to my knowledge, are not facing any cases at present.” Only low-ranked cops following his drug war policy are facing charges, or have been convicted for wrongful deaths of alleged drug suspects.

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Author / Journalist: Malou Talosig-Bartolome and Butch Fernandez

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Published On: 2024-10-29 @ 15:11:07 (2 days ago)

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