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Prosecution says Duterte’s ICC jurisdiction challenge ‘fundamentally flawed’
The prosecution has urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber to dismiss former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's challenge to the court's jurisdiction.
Duterte's legal team argued that the ICC has no power over him because the Philippines was no longer a party to the Rome Statute when the court initiated its exercise of jurisdiction.
However, the prosecution contends that Duterte's arguments are "fundamentally flawed" and misinterpret the Statute's provisions.
They stated in a June 10 filing that the ICC is lawfully exercising jurisdiction because the Philippines was a State Party when the alleged crimes occurred.
The prosecution also asserted that it is "immaterial" whether the Philippines was still a state party when the court's jurisdiction was triggered, as the country had accepted the ICC's jurisdiction over conduct occurring while the Statute was in force.
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