53% PINOYS OK ICC PROBE ON DUTERTE’S ‘CRIMES VS HUMANITY’ IN DRUG WAR

By Junex Doronio

MANILA — Despite the pronouncement of some quarters that the investigation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) into the previous Duterte administration’s war on drugs violates the country’s sovereignty, a survey of Social Weather Stations (SWS) disclosed that at least 25 percent of those polled said they strongly approved of the ICC probe, while 28 percent said they somewhat approved—a total of 53 percent.

Published only on Thursday (February 8), in its December 2023 survey the SWS noted that the approval rating grew from 45 percent in March 2023.

Twenty-nine percent said they had “much trust” in ICC based in The Hague, Netherlands, 55 percent were unsure, while 16 percent had little trust.

However, the SWS survey also showed that the majority of respondents remained unsure whether the ICC would be able to conduct an impartial investigation.

Human rights groups claimed that thousands were victims of extra-judicial killings (EJKs) in the course of Duterte’s campaign against illegal drugs and the ICC is currently investigating the allegations.

(el Amigo/MNM)