Metro Manila, Philippines — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has a way of vetting documents in its investigations, especially in the bloody Duterte drug war where the Philippine government has refused cooperation, a former senator said on Monday, Nov. 4.
In an interview with NewsWatch Plus on Monday, Nov. 4, Sonny Trillanes said the ICC does not need certified true copies of documents.
“[P]repared sila na ang isang gobyerno hindi miyembro nila, hindi cooperative or even hostile,” said the former senator, who filed a complaint against the drug war before the ICC. “They have different ways to validate documents at iba pang ebidensya na ibinigay sa kanila.”
[Translation: It is prepared in instances where a government is not a member of the court, uncooperative, or even hostile. They have different ways to validate documents and other pieces of evidence given to them.]
Trillanes said the ICC is at the end-stage of its investigation, with the warrant of arrest supposedly to be released early next year.
Sen. Bato dela Rosa, on the other hand, questioned Trillanes’ move to submit transcripts from congressional hearings to the ICC.
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Natransmit na po ngayon sa ICC ang transcript ng Senate hearing kung saan maraming inamin si evil duts tungkol sa EJK. The pertinent Quad Comm transcripts were transmitted early on and all were duly received. Lahat ng ito ay magagamit sa trial later on.
— Sonny Trillanes IV (@TrillanesSonny) October 30, 2024
