MANILA, Philippines – The preliminary examination into the drug war and human rights situation in the Philippines will not be affected by the"withdrawal" of communication by lawyer Jude Sabio, the International Criminal Court said on Tuesday, January 14.
"Any purported withdrawal of the communication would have no impact on the ongoing preliminary examination," the ICC's Office of the Prosecutor told Rappler in an email late Tuesday night.against Duterte, only one of the 52 communications filed on the human rights situation in the Philippines.The OTP said that, under Article 15 of the Rome Statute,"communication cannot be withdrawn.
"During the preliminary examination, the relevant assessment conducted by the Office is based on information available from wide range of a reliable sources. The Office is notably not limited by the information or allegations contained in individual communications received under article 15 of the Rome Statute," said the OTP.
The OTP reiterated Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda decided to open a preliminary examination “following a careful, independent, and impartial review of a number of communications and reports documenting alleged crimes.” In the preliminary examination, Bensouda will determine whether the ICC has jurisdiction over the case which will be established if she proves that the Philippine system is unable or unwilling to investigate the abuses by itself.to go unsolvedIf she establishes jurisdiction, she will ask permission from the Pre-Trial Chamber to open a formal investigation. During investigation, PTC judges can issue summons and even arrest orders.
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