Topic: prosecutor

Guevarra’s speech reveals concern on ICC probe of Duterte

Guevarra’s speech reveals concern on ICC probe of Duterte

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Mar 08 09:53 PM

Despite President Duterte’s bravado that he is not worried about the complaints of crimes against humanity filed before the ICC against him and officials involved in the government’s bloody drug war, the speech of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra before the UNHRC last Feb. 24 betrayed the administration’s concern about it.   Read more »

Murder convict claims De Lima received drug money from Jaybee Sebastian

Murder convict claims De Lima received drug money from Jaybee Sebastian

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 12:15 AM

MANILA — The late convict Jaybee Sebastian allegedly gave detained Senator Leila de Lima more than a million pesos in drug money inside the New Bilibid Prison, according to the latest witness the prosecution presented in the third drug case against the senator — a claim  Read more »

Rights group: Duterte broke int’l law by threatening to arrest ICC prosecutor

Rights group: Duterte broke int’l law by threatening to arrest ICC prosecutor

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 13 06:32 PM

As the International Criminal Court elected a new prosecutor, a Philippine-based human rights group and the relatives of drug war victims re-submitted on Saturday a third supplemental pleading accusing President Rodrigo Duterte of violating the Rome Statute when he threatened the previous ICC prosecutor with arrest. Read more »

CHR urges gov't to 'acknowledge' ICC prosecutor's observations on drug war

CHR urges gov't to 'acknowledge' ICC prosecutor's observations on drug war

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 03:31 PM

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Wednesday the Philippine government must "acknowledge" the report of the International Criminal Court's (ICC) Office of the Prosecutor that there was "reasonable basis" to believe President Rodrigo Duterte's flagship anti-narcotics drive spawned crimes against humanity. Read more »

DOJ denies recantation of witnesses vs De Lima

DOJ denies recantation of witnesses vs De Lima

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 01:35 PM

Prosecutor General Benedicto Malcontento on Wednesday denied claims made by the lawyers of detained Sen. Leila de Lima that witnesses against her have recanted their earlier statements linking her to the illegal drug trade at the New Bilibid Prison. Read more »

NBI continues probe on Manila Prosecutor killing

NBI continues probe on Manila Prosecutor killing

Mores Heramis, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 06:28 PM

National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents conduct a bullet trajectory investigation on the vehicle of Manila Chief Inquest Prosecutor Jovencio Senados on Tuesday at the Manila Police District headquarters along U.N. Avenue, Manila. Read more »

Justice for Prosecutor Senados

Justice for Prosecutor Senados

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 10 10:53 AM

Manila prosecutors call for justice for the murder of their colleague, Jovencio Senados, during a protest at the Manila City Hall . Read more »

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