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Former President Rodrigo Duterte testifies at the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on extrajudicial killings, addressing alleged human rights violations from his administration’s war on drugs on October 28, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173147262253620241028-senate hearing-duterte-MT-25 (1).jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false" style="text-align:left">Former President Rodrigo Duterte testifies at the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on extrajudicial killings, addressing alleged human rights violations from his administration’s war on drugs on October 28, 2024. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATED) </strong>— Former President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he was asking the International Criminal Court — whose jurisdiction his administration and the current Marcos Jr. administration do not recognize — to rush its investigation into his war on drugs over alleged crimes against humanity.</p><p>Duterte said this during the House quad committee inquiry on Wednesday where he finally showed up after skipping previous invitations.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/11/12/minority-senators-call-on-ph-government-to-rejoin-icc-1345">RELATED: Minority senators call on PH government to rejoin ICC</a></div><p>When asked by Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas whether or not he was willing to cooperate with the ICC investigation, he said, &quot;I am asking the ICC to hurry up and if possible, they can come here and start the investigation tomorrow.&quot;</p><p>Duterte, 79, claimed that the &quot;issue has been left hanging for so many years… Baka mamatay na ako, hindi na nila ako ma-imbestiga.&quot;</p><p>(I might die before they investigate me)</p><p>&quot;So, I am asking the ICC, through you, na magpunta na sila dito, bukas. Umpisahan na nila ang investigation (They should come here at once, tomorrow. They should start their investigation). If I am found guilty I will go to prison and rot there for all time,&quot; he added.</p><div><strong>&#x27;ICC DOES NOT SCARE ME&#x27;</strong></div><p dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span>Asked to clarify if this meant he would cooperate with the tribunal, Duterte said, “The ICC does not scare me a bit. They can come here anytime… Wala naman tayong taguan. Ang sinabi ko, ang ginawa ko, I did it for my country and for the young people, no excuses, no apology. I got to hell, so be it.”</p><p dir="ltr">“Bigyan mo ako ng pera, ako na pumunta ng ICC doon, ako na mismo magpaimbestiga doon,” he said.</p><p dir="ltr">In a statement on Wednesday, the Palace said that if Duterte &quot;desires to surrender himself to the jurisdiction of the ICC, the government will neither object to it nor move to block the fulfillment of his desire.&quot;</p><p dir="ltr">In the same statement, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said the Philippines would be bound to cooperate if Interpol issues a Red Notice for Duterte.</p><p>A Red Notice is a request &quot;to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action.&quot;</p><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr"><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lyK4QAu1hzI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span>The International Criminal Court in The Hague is currently investigating Duterte&#x27;s war on drugs and the alleged Davao Death Squad for possible crimes against humanity.</div><p dir="ltr">The government has taken the position that it will not cooperate with the ICC, which the Philippines left in 2019 because of its preliminary inquiry into the drug war.</p><p>But the Marcos Jr. administration also said that it would not prevent the ICC from getting statements and information and setting interviews with potential resource persons.</p><p>The ICC may release a warrant of <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/30/icc-may-issue-arrest-warrant-against-duterte-before-end-of-2024-ex-solon-1715" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(93, 155, 192);text-decoration:none">arrest for Duterte before the end of the year</a>, which could signal the beginning of trial.</p><div><strong>WATCH THE HOUSE QUAD COMM HEARING</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZloDiScq5CY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Former President Rodrigo Duterte said he was asking the International Criminal Court to rush its investigation into his war on drugs for possible crimes against humanity.</p>

Former President Rodrigo Duterte said he was asking the International Criminal Court to rush its investigation into his war on drugs for possible crimes against humanity.

Duterte tells ICC to 'hurry up' with probe: 'Baka mamatay na ako'

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Duterte tells ICC to 'hurry up' with probe: 'Baka mamatay na ako'

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Published November 13, 2024 01:08 PM PHT

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Updated November 13, 2024 04:08 PM PHT

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