Duterte 'shrugs off' ICC ruling, says former spokesman

By Kristina Maralit

Jul 18, 2023 8:45 pm

FORMER president Rodrigo Duterte 'has shrugged off' the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to junk the Philippine government's appeal to stop its investigation into the war on drugs under his administration.

'FPRRD has always maintained that as an independent and sovereign state, only Philippine courts can try any crime committed in Philippine territory,' Duterte's mouthpiece and former Malacañang executive Harry Roque said in a statement.

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