Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla on Wednesday said the Department of Justice will study the call of the Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives for the government to support the International Criminal Court ‘s investigation into alleged crimes against humanity allegedly committed during the Duterte administration’s war on drugs.
Remulla was referring to the SC’s decision issued in 2021 that dismissed for being moot and academic the petitions to declare as null and void Duterte’s unilateral decision to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the ICC. The Court ruling also stated that under Article 127 of the Rome Statute, “withdrawing from the Rome Statute does not discharge a state party from obligations it has incurred as a member.”
On the possibility that the DOJ will change its stand against the ICC probe in the future, Remulla replied, “We cannot totally say that there is no chance because our laws are subject to amendments.” He also pointed out that the ICC has lost jurisdiction over the country after its withdrawal as a member in 2019.
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