Philippines’ Marcos Rejects Helping ICC Investigate Duterte’s Drug War

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stood by his place in opposition to a global probe on former chief Rodrigo Duterte’s drug warfare, underlining his efforts to maintain the ruling alliance intact.

“It’s not proper for outsiders to inform us who to analyze, who the police will arrest or detain,” Marcos informed reporters Friday. He was reacting to a proposal within the Home of Representatives for the federal government to cooperate with the Worldwide Felony Court docket’s investigation on Duterte’s anti-drug marketing campaign that killed hundreds.

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Marcos earlier this week tamped down hypothesis on cracks throughout the alliance that helped him and Vice President Sara Duterte safe landslide wins in final yr’s elections. Previously months, nonetheless, the vice chairman has been distancing herself from Marcos’s cousin and key ally, Home Speaker Martin Romualdez.

The vice chairman and former chief’s daughter stated in a statement Thursday that permitting the worldwide courtroom to probe her father is “patently unconstitutional” and “degrades our authorized establishments.”

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Marcos, who earlier this yr sought to chop contact with the worldwide courtroom, stated Friday that his administration is learning if it ought to rejoin the tribunal.