Duterte will not cooperate with ICC drug war probe, says lawyerPhilippines President Rodrigo Duterte will not cooperate with the International Criminal Court's probe into his drug war, his lawyer has said. MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will not cooperate with the International Criminal Court's probe into the government's war on drugs, his lawyer said on Thursday, insisting the tribunal does not have jurisdiction in the country. Duterte "will not cooperate since first of all, the Philippines has left the Rome statute, so the ICC no longer has jurisdiction over the country," chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo told local radio DZBB. "The government will not let in any ICC member to collect information and evidence here in the Philippines, they will be barred entry." Duterte has repeatedly attacked the world's only permanent war crimes court, calling it "bullshit" and vowing not to cooperate with its probe.

Source: Bangkok Post September 16, 2021 02:26 UTC