Her damning 57-page letter to the ICC judges said the scale of the deaths , Duterte’s rhetoric, and several government officials and agencies acting with impunity to order and perpetrate EJKs, all indicated a state policy to attack civilians.
Citing from their experience in filing the original communique that triggered the case, cocounsel Krissy Conti said there were times they had to forgo documents or witnesses deliberately withheld by the government. “The OTP is no stranger to such challenges — political obstacles and frustrating moves from governments,” Olalia said. “It is not totally helpless and the lack of cooperation won’t totally compromise the process.”Echoing Olalia’s position, international lawyer Romel Bagares said Duterte’s noncooperation would make the process harder, but would not stop the probe altogether.
The Filipino lawyers are hopeful that Khan, 51, will follow Bensouda’s lead and propel the Philippine case forward to bring a measure of justice to the victims. “If they had done nothing wrong, why refuse to participate in the investigation?” Pabillo said in Filipino when asked about the matter in an online press conference.
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