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House not out to indict 'a particular person' in sought backing of ICC probe 

Published Nov 22, 2023 03:48 pm

At A Glance

  • The move to have the House of Representatives declare its support for the International Criminal Court's (ICC) intention to probe the previous administration's bloody campaign against illegal drugs isn't meant to indict a particular person or group, says Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido "Benny" Abante Jr.
  • Abante chairs the House Committee on Human Rights. 

Screenshot_20231122-170217_Facebook.jpgManila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. (Facebook)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The move to have the House of Representatives declare its support for the International Criminal Court's (ICC) intention to probe the previous administration's bloody campaign against illegal drugs isn't meant to indict a particular person or group. 

Thus, said Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido "Benny" Abante Jr. during a joint hearing of the Committees on Human Rights and on Justice Wednesday, Nov. 22, wherein resolutions seeking such backing of the ICC was taken up. 

Abante, chairman of the human rights panel, is an author of one of these resolutions. 

"Hindi po tayo dito para idiin ang partikular na tao o grupo. Ang ididiin po natin dito ang rule of law," said the Manila congressman in his speech during the hearing. 

(We are not here to indict a particular person or group. What we're stressing here is the rule of law.) 

"Because the rule of law is the foundation of justice and the bedrock on which human rights stand," added Abante, who is also a pastor and former House deputy speaker. 

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Abante filed House Resolution (HR) No.1477, titled, "Resolution urging the appropriate Philippine government departments and agencies to extend their full cooperation to the office of the prosecutor of the [ICC] with respect to the investigation of any alleged crime within the jurisdiction of the ICC, including but not limited to the crime against humanity of murder, committee in the Philippines in the context of the so-called "war on drugs" campaign." 

There are at least two other similar resolutions filed in the current 19th Congress.  

"Sa darating na araw, dadami ang espikulasyon o haka-haka tungkol sa mga resolusyon na ito (In the coming days, the speculations and conjectures about these resolutions will increase.) 

"We should not be distracted by this and stay focused on doing our jobs as lawmakers and doing what is right vis-à-vis the law regardless of the personalities involved," he added.

It was March 2018 when then-president Rodrigo Duterte ordered the withdrawal of the Philippines from the Rome Statute, which created the ICC.  

This, after ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced that she would start a preliminary examination against Duterte in connection with complaints on his bloody war against drugs.  

 

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