ON PRESIDENT’S ‘WITHDRAWAL’ FROM INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) – STATEMENT OF PARTIDO LIBERAL VP ON EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, EX-QUEZON REP. ERIN TAÑADA

Sa balitang preliminary investigations ng ICC, narinig natin ang matatapang na salita ng Pangulo na kumukwestiyon sa kapangyarihan ng ICC na tingnan ang libo-libong patayan mula nang maupo siyang Pangulo at itulak ang madugong “drug war.”

Tanong: Bakit ngayon pinipili ng Pangulo ang umatras?

Madalas niyang sabihin dati na kung wala kang ginawang mali, hindi mo kailangang magtago, at wala kang dapat katakutan sa katarungan.

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In response to news of ICC’s preliminary investigations, we have heard the President question the power of ICC to look into the thousands of killings since he became President and started pushing the “drug war.”

Question: Where did the strong, fierce President go?

He used to say that if you did nothing wrong, you need not hide, and there is nothing to fear from justice.