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Do you bring it home? The Ducent PH process is unlikely, says legal experts

Do you bring it home? The Ducent PH process is unlikely, says legal experts

Bringing former President Rodrigo Duterte back to the country to be tried before a Philippine court happens, experts in international law said on Tuesday.

“SA NAKIKITA KO NGAYON, MUKHANG Hindi Matutuloy or Hindi Magkakaroon NG NG NA Dingin Ang Kaso Dito SA Pilipinas, Gawa Po Nasa Hague Na Ang Dating Pangulo.

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Duterte is now in the custody of the International Criminal Court of The Hague in the Netherlands for its alleged crimes against humanity in relation to the fatal war of its drug administration.

In separate petitions in front of the Supreme Court, the mayor of Davao, Sebastian Duterte and Veronica “Kitty” Duterte, to present the former president in front of the High Court.

Kitty, who was represented by the former presidential legal adviser, Salvador Panelo, and Salvador Paolo Panelo Jr., mentioned that an arrest warrant cannot be used as a basis for arresting and withholding the former president, because ICC has no competence in the country.

For his part, Dino de Leon, a student of the Hague International Law Academy, said that the ICC complementarity principle has a jurisdiction when national legal systems fail to meet what is necessary.

„Wala Naman ni Isang Kasong HinArap and Rodrigo Dettete Dito to reach Bana.

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Said Malacañang earlier on the day ICC canOok in crimes against humanity that Duterte would have committed it to be committed In connection with his deadly war against drugs, as they took place before withdrawing Philippines as a member in 2019.

But the press officer and lawyer Palace, Claire Castro said that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. believes that ICC does not currently have jurisdiction on the Philippines. —Rf, GMA integrated news