MANILA, Philippines – Hindi umano matitinag ang International Criminal Court sa paglilitis nito kay dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa kabila ng mga demontrasyon sa The Hague at pagpapakalat ng mga fake news, sinabi ni ICC spokesperson Fadi El Abdallah.
“We do not consider that this should be something that would be kind of distracting our focus from what we have to do which is our core tasks and core responsibility,” ani Abdallah.
Responsibilidad umano ng ICC ang pagbibigay ng hustisya sa mga biktima sa international community.
Sinabi pa ng opisyal ng ICC na batid ng korte ang mga disimpormasyon at satire post sa social media laban sa mga judge nito.
“And we trust that in the social media there will always be some passionate and heated individuals. And we understand that there is also good people that will be actually trying to show the objective nature of things,” ayon kay Abdallah.
“I think the main and important thing is that we are all focused on only one thing, which is delivering justice in the best conditions for the victims and to ensure that truth is revealed about the guilt or innocence of any person who is accused,” dagdag pa niya..
Hindi umano maaapektuhan ng mga post na ito ang desisyon ng ICC.
“We have to understand that the judges can only decide based on what is presented before them, either by the prosecution or by the victim’s lawyers or by the defense lawyers. So they are not taking into account any other elements that are not in the files before them,” ani Abdallah.
“So this type of action is showing support to certain suspects, but it’s not part of the findings before the judges.”
Dahil dito ay humiling ang ICC spokesperson sa publiko na pagkatiwalaan ang proseso ng ICC.
“We have to respect the process. It’s not about being passionate. It’s about being objective and impartial and applying the law and checking the evidence thoroughly and ensuring that the rights of the defense are respected and that the rights of the victims are respected,” aniya.
Ang susunod na pagdinig sa kumpirmasyon ng mga reklamo laban kay Duterte ay itinakda sa Setyembre 23, 2025. RNT/JGC
