President Rodrigo Roa Duterte reiterated
his campaign promise to the nation.
In the 10th Filipina Entrepreneurship Summit at the World
Trade Center in Pasay City, where the President was the guest speaker, the
President in his speech made it clear again his intentions clear.He made a vow
that he will finish what he started- pertaining to his administrations war on
illegal drugs despite distractions coming from the International Criminal Court
(ICC) and other human rights groups.
In his speech he
said that he will finish this policy of is government against illegal drugs
until the last day of his term in Malacañang, with or without investigations
initiated by the International Criminal Court (ICC) and other human rights
groups.
“The drugs.
Whether human rights will believe or not, it is not my business to do with
their biddings. I have a duty to perform and worse, I made it a solemn promise,”
Duterte said in his speech before the audience at the World Trade Center in
Pasay City.
“So the war
against drugs will continue with or without the ICC, with or without the human
rights (groups), with or without the politicians. It will last until the last
day of my term as President,” he added.
He again
reiterated that as President of the republic he will not allow these criminal
drug syndicates and organized crime groups to destroy the young generation of
the country.
“Do not destroy
it because I will kill you. Do not put to naught my toil and destroy the young
of my country because I will really kill you,” the President said.
In his speech
before the oath taking rites of Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC)
officials at Malacanang Palace, the President made a statement regarding the
International Criminal Court (ICC)Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda “cannot acquire
jurisdiction over me, not in a million years.”
“That’s why I’m
not answering. That’s true. I don’t want to say that has always been my weapon
ever since. Don’t believe them. They cannot ever, ever hope to acquire
jurisdiction over my person,” he said.
A few weeks ago
it was announced in Malacañang that the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC
will start its preliminary investigation on the alleged extrajudicial killings
linked to the government’s anti-drugs campaign under the Duterte
administration.
It was clarified
by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, who happens to be a recognized expert
in International Law that the preliminary examination only aims to collect and
verify information to determine if there is “reasonable basis” to go on with a
preliminary investigation.
Source: PNA
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