The Philippine Coalition for the ICC (PC-ICC) said the extrajudicial killing of drug suspects could constitute crimes against humanity. The Philippines signed the 1998 Rome Statute of the ICC that punishes heads of states found guilty of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Atty. Aguirre, Justice Secretary said, “Criminals are not humanity. Crimes against illegal drugs, [maybe],”.
Ruben Carranza, senior associate at New York-based International Center for Transitional Justice, said “extrajudicial killings are crimes against humanity” under the Rome Statute.
“Presidents have no immunity there,” Carranza said.