Duterte’s ICC trial starts November 30
ICC Trial Chamber III Presiding Judge Joanna Korner said that the trial should be held quickly and efficiently.
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ICC Trial Chamber III Presiding Judge Joanna Korner said that the trial should be held quickly and efficiently.
“The Truth Commission was created to ensure that the stories of victims, survivors, and families are heard, verified, and preserved."
"Non-cooperation with the ICC, especially at this point, denies victims and the Filipino people the due process and justice that they have long sought."
“This ruling is important. It affirms that attempts to block arrest through last-minute petitions and technical maneuvers should not be used to frustrate justice."
“He was responsible for the command and direction of the whole PNP, including the utilisation of the PNP and its units and personnel,” the Chamber noted. “He also had the power to impose disciplinary sanctions and bore command responsibility for his subordinates.”
The judges are selected in consideration of the overall judicial workload of the Court, the workload and individual concerns of respective judges, their previous involvement in cases, experience and expertise.
“Duterte meant to engage in the charged conduct, and intended, or was aware that violent crimes including murder would be committed in the ordinary course of events as a result of the implementation of the Common Plan."
“It is sad that we can only see the glimpse of justice in the international court, instead here in the Philippines. We are hoping that not only Duterte, but all those who carried out the fake war on drugs, will be held accountable.”
“We have seen that our collective action can hold even the most powerful official, a former president, accountable."
"The successive legal losses of Duterte at the ICC should be an indicator that no one is buying Duterte's delaying tactics."
We fight back until no Duterte will ever sit in power again and rule this country.
“Duterte supporters and their bot network are fabricating lies in their desperation to bury the truth being told by relatives of drug war victims."
Duterte's anti-drug campaign disproportionately affected the poor and the marginalized.
ICC’s ongoing hearing is important as the Philippine justice system makes it hard for victims and survivors to fight back against a state-enforced policy.
“I filed a case (but) I can still feel that those in power continue to control the justice that I have been waiting for so long.”
This fear was also experienced by Dahlia Cuartero, mother of drug war victim Jesus Daboy. During the homily, Cuartero said that she was harassed by Duterte supporters who sent messages through her social media account.
“We have longed for the moment when he will face his crimes."
Rodrigo Duterte himself ordered the killings several times before, during, and after his Presidential term.
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