Philippine’s Explorement became a mayor while banging in Hague on charges of crimes against humanity

Rodrigo Dutete. Photo: Getty Images

Former President Philippine Rodrigo Duttert has won the election of the mayor of Davao, despite the fact that he is currently under the lattice of the International Criminal Court in the Hague on charges of crimes against humanity.

Source: CNN

Details: The ICS prosecutors accuse an 80-year-old political patriarch of crimes against humanity due to mass extrajudicial executions committed during his anti -arcotic campaign, which led to the death of at least 6,000 people. Although he has publicly boasts with repression, Dutete has long denied accusations of human rights violations and repeatedly stated that he did not recognize the jurisdiction of a foreign court.

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Despite these serious accusations, the Philippine voters again elected Dutete mayor Davao, which he headed for more than 20 years before he became president in 2016.

Literally: « His victory was predictable, given the deep political rooting of Duttert’s family in the region, where all five members of the clan won the election.

Dutete’s son – Paolo – re -elected to Congress, and two more of his sons also received state positions: Omar became a deputy from the second district of DAAO, and Rodrigo II, nicknamed « Rigo » – a member of the Council of the First District. Sebastian Dutete was elected Vice Mill. « 

Details: However, Duterte’s victory creates a legal conflict: the chosen mayor cannot actually perform duties while in custody outside the country.

« I do not think that he will be allowed to leave prison only for joining the post, as it is not included in the list of the defendant’s rights in the ISS, » – said the Accredited ISS Lawyer and President of the Centerlaw Human Rights Organization Joel Butan.

Experts say that theoretically Dutte can be oath or in absentia – perhaps with a video call, but only if the court in the Hague will allow it.

According to the Philippine legislation, in the event of an oath to oath, the mayor may move to the Vice Mayor or the Second Candidate-Carlo Nogles, a representative of a competing political dynasty.

The next hearing in Duttete is scheduled for September. By the time experts point out, it is expected to be a complex legal struggle between the Jurisdictions of the ISS and the Philippines regarding the possibility of oath and powers.

Reference: The International Criminal Court was founded in 2002 after the collapse of Yugoslavia and genocide in Rwanda to investigate crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocides. The ISS is a court of last instance and should only interfere when national authorities cannot or do not want to persecute criminals.

Prehistory:

• The ISS launched an investigation into crimes committed when Dutete was the mayor of Davao.
• In 2019, Duterte brought the Philippines from the Jurisdiction of the ISS, which, according to human rights defenders, was an attempt to avoid responsibility.
• Despite the exit of the country from the Roman Statute, in 2023 the Court in the Hague, the Netherlands, it ruled that the investigation against Dutte could be extended.
• In early March former President Philippines Rodrigo Duttert Arrested At the International Airport of Manila under the International Criminal Court Order.