MANILA, Philippines — The International Criminal Court (ICC) is free to do whatever it wants but it would find it hard to build a case without the Philippine government’s cooperation, Malacaang said Tuesday.
“The ICC can do whatever it wants,” presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in an online briefing.
“Pero ‘yung isang chamber po ng ICC, eh minsan sinabi na talagang dapat hindi na nagiimbestiga kung wala namang kooperasyon kasi paano ka nga magkakaroon ng case build-up kung wala namang kooperasyon doon sa member state,” he added.
(But one chamber of the ICC once said that investigation should not be conducted if there is no cooperation because how are you going to h…
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