Sen. Imee Marcos 鈥� SENATE PRIB file photo
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Senator Imee Marcos on Monday said she supports the country鈥檚 move to disengage with the International Criminal Court after it rejected the appeal to halt its investigation over former President Rodrigo Duterte鈥檚 bloody drug war.
鈥淭ama naman, 鈥榶un din naman ang polisiya ng previous administration, I think our courts are functioning just fine and there鈥檚 no need for interference,鈥� said Sen. Marcos, chair of the Senate committee on foreign relations, as she made her red carpet appearance in her brother鈥檚 second State of the Nation Address (Sona).
(It鈥檚 the right move, that was also the policy of the previous administration, I think our courts are functioning just fine and there鈥檚 no need for interference.)
To recall, President Marcos previously reiterated that the government would not cooperate with the International Criminal Court鈥檚 (ICC) probe, agreeing to a 鈥渇ull disengagement鈥� per the Office of the Solicitor-General.
With this, the President also did not mention the ICC during his second Sona.
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