Who are the “co-perpetrators” of Rodrigo Duterte? ICC released the names.
RODRIGO DUTERTE CO-PERPETRATORS – The prosecution of the International Criminal Court (ICC) dropped eight names.
On Friday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) released a document outlining the charges against former President Rodrigo Duterte. The document cited alleged killings during his time as mayor of Davao City and throughout the government’s “war on drugs” while he was president.
The ICC prosecution named eight people as indirect co-perpetrators of Duterte‘s alleged crimes against humanity. The former president, who is still on trial, is set to undergo a pre-trial on February 23.
The eight co-perpetrators are:
- Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa
- Former police chief Vicente Danao
- The late former police chief Camilo Cascolan
- Former police chief Oscar Albayalde
- Senator Bong Go
- Former National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) chief Dante Gierran
- Former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency chief Isidro Lapeña
- Former justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II
Based on the document, it alleges that Duterte oversaw a “Common Plan” to “neutralize” suspected criminals, especially those linked to illegal drugs. There are three counts covering 49 incidents of killings, with 78 victims.
- Count 1 = 19 victims of the DDS
- Count 2 = 14 high-value targets killed during the drug war
- Count 3 = 45 “low-level” victims of Oplan TokHang
“In their new geographically expanded roles, the co-perpetrators controlled the will of the physical perpetrators through a mechanism that ensured their automatic compliance with their orders,” said the document.
It is likely that warrants will be issued against the eight co-perpetrators. However, according to Nicholas Kaufman, lead defense lawyer of Duterte, “none of these co-perpetrators are, in my opinion, currently subject to arrest warrants.”
“It flies in the face of prosecutorial logic to seek further warrants in the Philippines situation before the decision of the Appeals Chamber on the former President’s jurisdictional challenge,” Kaufman said in a statement.
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