{"id":233818,"date":"2019-10-07T23:28:39","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T03:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=233818"},"modified":"2019-10-07T23:28:39","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T03:28:39","slug":"new-motion-vs-duterte-before-icc-doomed-from-the-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/10\/07\/new-motion-vs-duterte-before-icc-doomed-from-the-start\/","title":{"rendered":"New motion vs. Duterte before ICC \u2018doomed from the start\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the human rights group resorted to ICC because it failed to present proof of extrajudicial killings that resulted from the anti-illegal narcotics campaign. (File Photo:<\/a> Office of the Presidential Spokesperson\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— The supplemental motion calling for a probe into President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s drug war, which was filed by human rights group Rise Up for Life and Rights before the International Criminal Court (ICC), is \u201cdoomed from the start\u201d, Malaca\u00f1ang said on Monday.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the human rights group resorted to ICC because it failed to present proof of extrajudicial killings that resulted from the anti-illegal narcotics campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Rise Up has any basis for its submission then they should have the decency to honor the memory of those who died, and file actual complaints before our courts,\u201d Panelo said in a Palace briefing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIts immediate resort to the ICC, when our courts are able and willing to hear any and all cases in the country, shows that they are using the deaths to pursue its own selfish agenda,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Panelo said the human rights group relied on \u201ctrumped-up figures\u201d, which have no factual basis and that they knew that the same allegations will not hold up in court.<\/p>\n

He also said the Rise Up is trying to \u201cblemish\u201d legitimate operations of law enforcement personnel, who were only forced to protect themselves in the performance of their duty.<\/p>\n

The Palace official tagged the human rights group as \u201ca network of Church-based and sectoral organizations whose existence is bound by their sheer hatred and common despise against President Duterte and this administration.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRise Up\u2019s latest move is no different. It aims to embarrass President Duterte while he is busy working outside the country to promote the Philippines,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis action is foul to say the least as this runs contrary to our standard norm and behavior to be united for our leader every time the Chief Executive is in a foreign country building up the image of the country in the international stage,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Duterte was in Russia for a five-day state visit last week.<\/p>\n

Panelo also slammed the \u201cnoisy anti-Duterte critics and detractors\u201d for resorting to \u201cpolitical theatrics and gimmickry\u201d, which includes using the grief and loss of widows and mothers whose husbands or children had been neutralized by the anti-narcotics campaign.<\/p>\n

He said this would, in turn, catch people\u2019s attention with the objective of once again demonizing the President and his government.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Panelo expressed confidence that Filipinos will still support the President despite this motion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Filipino people are intelligent and discerning. They cannot be fooled by this cheap political propaganda,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are confident that they will continue to solidly support the President for the remainder of his term and honor his efforts of serving and protecting them in obedience to the constitutional command,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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