Justice Secretary Boying Remulla advises Senator Bato Dela Rosa, to avoid countries where ‘the ICC will be able to influence the judicial system.’
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00:00 Justice Secretary Bohem Remulia advises Senator Bato Dela Rosa to avoid countries where, quote, "the ICC will be able to influence the judicial system."
00:09 This after the International Criminal Court denied the appeal of the Philippine government against a probe into Rodrigo Duterte's drug war
00:16 ICC member countries are duty-bound to enforce a warrant of arrest
00:20 Since the Philippines had withdrawn from the Rome Statute, it is no longer obliged to cooperate
00:26 But when subjects of a warrant travels to a member state, they may be arrested and turned over to the Hague in the Netherlands
00:33 Reacting to the ICC's latest move, Dela Rosa says he was not bothered by the ICC decision
00:39 Dela Rosa says in a radio interview, "Ded ma lang, ded ma. Hayaan mo lang sila kung anong gusto nilang gawin."
00:45 Dela Rosa, a policeman turned senator, is considered the architect of former President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war
00:52 (upbeat music)