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'No basis' for DOJ to surrender Filipinos to ICC—lawyer
Senator Ronald Dela Rosa's lawyer, Israelito Torreon, stated that international law does not mandate the immediate surrender of the senator to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Torreon argued that Republic Act No. 9851, the Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and Other Crimes Against Humanity, is not self-executing because it lacks specific implementing rules and regulations for surrendering individuals to international tribunals.
He pointed out that Section 17 of the law allows for the surrender or extradition of a person to an international court, but this process must be in accordance with applicable extradition laws and treaties.
Torreon emphasized that no implementing rules and regulations have been issued by the Department of Justice, the Department of Foreign Affairs, or any other relevant authority to govern the specific procedure for such a surrender.
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