There is no immunity for serving and former heads of state for alleged crimes before an international criminal tribunal, said former International Criminal Court (ICC) judge Raul Pangalangan. This comes as former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was taken into custody by the ICC in The Hague on Wednesday (Mar 12). He faces murder charges over his signature war on drugs campaign. Pangalangan, who served in the ICC from 2015 to 2021, tells CNA’s Asia First that international criminal law has evolved “to bring the highest leaders of governments to be accountable for their actions”.
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