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Marcos maintained the ICC has no jurisdiction over the Southeast
Asian country, which withdrew from the ICC in March 2019.
"We will not cooperate with them in any way, shape or form,"
Marcos told reporters, just days after appeals judges at the ICC
rejected the Philippines' attempt to block an investigation by
the court's prosecutors into the anti-narcotics campaign of
former president Rodrigo Duterte.
Thousands of people were killed during anti-drug operations that
ended in shootouts during Duterte's six-year term, rights groups
say. Police have officially acknowledged roughly 6,200 deaths
and reject accusations of systematic executions and cover-ups.
Marcos said the alleged crimes must be dealt with in the country
as they were committed in Philippine territory. The justice
ministry has promised its own investigation into the drugs war
will be fair.
"We continue to defend the sovereignty of the Philippines and
continue to question the jurisdiction of the ICC in their
investigations here in the Philippines," Marcos said.
While the Philippines is no longer a signatory to the
international tribunal, the ICC's top prosecutor has said the
court does have jurisdiction because the country was a party at
the time the alleged crimes were committed.
(Reporting by Karen Lema; Editing by Kanupriya Kapoor)
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