Manila’s warning came amid strong calls on the ICC to investigate President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly war on drugs. According to Roque, the Philippines had laws and a “functioning criminal justice system” to deal with crimes committed within its territory. Roque links ICC cases to 'destablilization'In the same speech on Thursday, Roque also urged the ICC to “resist” any attempts to use the court as a political tool to destabilize governments. He said the international court failed to understand the reasons for his drug war as he reiterated that police are only killing in self-defense. The court has jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and crimes of aggression committed since July 2002.

Source: Philippine Star December 08, 2017 03:56 UTC