Malacañang has described the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) handling of the pre-trial of former President Rodrigo Duterte as “fair,” with his rights duly respected amid alleged crimes against humanity over his administration’s drug war.
In a statement to reporters late Friday night, Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Atty. Claire Castro said everybody who witnessed Duterte’s first appearance before the ICC “could see how justice starts to roll down.”
“Therefore, it reveals further that FP (former President) Duterte was indeed afforded his fundamental rights as a suspect of crimes against humanity, specifically murder, contrary to Duterte’s camp statements. This is what we…