Philippines' Duterte threatens to copy Russia ICC exit: These shameless bullies only picked on small countries like us

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to follow in Russia's footsteps Thursday and pull his country out of the International Criminal Court, incensed at foreign criticism of his deadly drug war.


Russia formally withdrew its signature to the ICC's founding Rome Statute on Wednesday, calling the tribunal's work "one-sided and inefficient".

Speaking in his home town of Davao city in the southern Philippines shortly before flying to Peru for a regional summit, Duterte said: "They (Russians) may have thought the International Criminal Court is (useless), so they withdrew their membership."

"I might follow. Why? Because these shameless bullies only picked on small countries like us."

The Philippines is among 124 countries that are members of the UN-backed ICC, the world's only permanent war crimes court.
 [i24news.tv]
17/11/16
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