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Ako 'pag nagkasala you prosecute me in Philippine court with the Filipino judge, Filipino prosecutor and magpakulong ako dito sa bayan ko, kung sakali- dating Pang. Rodrigo Duterte
LEGAL AND PRACTICAL BASIS FOR INTERNATIONAL CRIMIINAL COURT WARRANT OF ARREST. Republic Act No. 9851, known as the “Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and Other Crimes Against Humanity” provides that Philippine courts have exclusive/original jurisdiction to hear the cases for crimes such as Crimes Against Humanity.
However, Section 17 allows waiver of this jurisdiction in certain instances. Thus, the law pertinently provides:
"In the interest of justice, the relevant Philippine authorities may dispense with the investigation or prosecution of a crime punishable under this Act if another court or international tribunal is already conducting the investigation or undertaking the prosecution of such crime. Instead, the authorities may surrender or extradite suspected or accused persons in the Philippines to the appropriate international court, if any, or to another State pursuant to the applicable extradition laws and treaties."
This is exactly the Philippine situation. An international body, the ICC prosecutorial arm, is already conducting the investigation of the crimes charged relating to Duterte’s drug war. The Marcos administration, under RA No. 9851, can waive the Philippine’s prerogative to investigate, and allow the ICC to finish its own.
That is the better course of action for three reasons:
FIRST. The people being investigated held high government positions. Considering the scope of the crimes charged and their immense implications for the country’s own law enforcement system, an international investigation inspires more confidence, and is better insulated from destabilization, threats, violence or undue influence.
SECOND. The Philippine justice system is, unfortunately, slow. While the Supreme Court and the Justice Department are remedying this, crimes of this magnitude may be better served by a system that can give a significant amount, if not all, of its attention to the case.
THIRD. The ICC investigators are professionals having these very crimes as their areas of expertise. This is not to look down on our own prosecutors, but it would be adding more injustice to the victims if the government will not take advantage of the chance to have highly specialized experts on this case, when the opportunity presents itself.
Assisting the ICC prosecutor is a win-win situation for the Marcos Administration. A finding that no ICC-cognizable crimes were committed means the redemption of the Philippines’ global reputation from a lawless and violent country. A finding however that crimes were committed signifies the country’s readiness to accept the truth as a first step to providing justice for all victims.