Bersamin says no new ICC arrest warrant coursed through Interpol 'at the moment'
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Bersamin says no new ICC arrest warrant coursed through Interpol 'at the moment'
MANILA — There is no new warrant of arrest from the International Criminal Court related to the case of former President Rodrigo Duterte that is being coursed through the Interpol, according to a Marcos administration high-ranking official.
MANILA — There is no new warrant of arrest from the International Criminal Court related to the case of former President Rodrigo Duterte that is being coursed through the Interpol, according to a Marcos administration high-ranking official.
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin made the clarification after he was quoted by Kyoto News in an interview saying that Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, a key figure in Duterte admin’s drug war as its first top cop, would receive "treatment similar to what we did to Duterte” should an arrest warrant be issued against him.
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin made the clarification after he was quoted by Kyoto News in an interview saying that Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, a key figure in Duterte admin’s drug war as its first top cop, would receive "treatment similar to what we did to Duterte” should an arrest warrant be issued against him.
Bersamin confirmed that such an interview took place but clarified that he did not say that there was already a warrant of arrest for the senator.
Bersamin confirmed that such an interview took place but clarified that he did not say that there was already a warrant of arrest for the senator.
“I did not mention that there was already a warrant— if there should be a warrant, we'll probably do the same thing that we did in the case of the former President, if the warrant is coursed through the Interpol because we continue to be a member of the Interpol,” he said in a media interview after Marcos Jr.’s departure for U.S. at the Villamor Air Base Sunday, July 20.
“I did not mention that there was already a warrant— if there should be a warrant, we'll probably do the same thing that we did in the case of the former President, if the warrant is coursed through the Interpol because we continue to be a member of the Interpol,” he said in a media interview after Marcos Jr.’s departure for U.S. at the Villamor Air Base Sunday, July 20.
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“ATM (At the moment). Wala,” Bersamin responded when asked if there is no new warrant of arrest at this time.
“ATM (At the moment). Wala,” Bersamin responded when asked if there is no new warrant of arrest at this time.
The official maintained that the Philippine government would honor its commitment to the Interpol.
The official maintained that the Philippine government would honor its commitment to the Interpol.
However, Bersamin assured that they will abide by the Supreme Court should it release a ruling on the petitions challenging the legality of Duterte’s arrest.
However, Bersamin assured that they will abide by the Supreme Court should it release a ruling on the petitions challenging the legality of Duterte’s arrest.
“We are not going to do things differently unless the Supreme Court in those pending cases makes a different announcement about how we should proceed,” he noted.
“We are not going to do things differently unless the Supreme Court in those pending cases makes a different announcement about how we should proceed,” he noted.
Bersamin also defended anew the decision of the Marcos administration to surrender the former president to the ICC.
Bersamin also defended anew the decision of the Marcos administration to surrender the former president to the ICC.
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“Remember that it has been in the public domain after all, that we have a law actually that says that the government in humanitarian crimes against humanity and human rights we have this law that is enacted by our Congress that allows us either to surrender the accused or whoever is accused of those crimes or to follow extradition proceedings,” he said pertaining to Republic Act 9851 or the Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and Other Crimes Against Humanity.
“Remember that it has been in the public domain after all, that we have a law actually that says that the government in humanitarian crimes against humanity and human rights we have this law that is enacted by our Congress that allows us either to surrender the accused or whoever is accused of those crimes or to follow extradition proceedings,” he said pertaining to Republic Act 9851 or the Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and Other Crimes Against Humanity.
“So that is how it went in, at the time. Our judgment, the president's judgment, was that the surrender option was the better one,” Bersamin said.
“So that is how it went in, at the time. Our judgment, the president's judgment, was that the surrender option was the better one,” Bersamin said.
He further assured that the Marcos administration will not engage in any ‘discriminatory’ acts against those involved in the ICC case.
He further assured that the Marcos administration will not engage in any ‘discriminatory’ acts against those involved in the ICC case.
“So wala talagang, nothing discriminatory that we will ever undertake. We are always very clear about that. Hindi kami ‘yung politically motivated. All those attributions to us were unfair,” Bersamin said.
“So wala talagang, nothing discriminatory that we will ever undertake. We are always very clear about that. Hindi kami ‘yung politically motivated. All those attributions to us were unfair,” Bersamin said.
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