ICC junks PH gov't appeal, probe into killings under Duterte continues

LONDON, England – The International Criminal Court on Tuesday, July 18, junked the appeal of the Marcos government, essentially allowing the continuation of investigations into drug war-related killings in the country and the alleged death squad in Davao City under the leadership of former president Rodrigo Duterte.Three out of five judges decided to reject the appeal, saying that the challenge by the Philippine government has unclear details.

This appeals chamber ruling is both big and small. Big, because if the chamber had granted the government appeal, the prosecutor would have closed the investigation which would effectively have ended five years of a process that many sectors, specifically victims, had pinned their hopes on.

Guevarra, who was Duterte’s justice secretary, filed an appeal with the appeals chamber citing the “functioning and independent criminal justice system” of the country. Under the Rome Statute, the ICC Prosecutor wouldn’t be able to pursue an investigation if the Philippine government is found to be willing and able to investigate the killings on its own.

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