Ruckus has erupted following the trip of the former and now detained president as his supporters do not accept his destiny of reaching his desired destination in his desired destination. It would be recalled that the former and now detained president had expressed his desire to let the International Criminal Court (ICC) conduct the investigation on his alleged bloody war on drugs immediately as he might not live long before such investigation commence.
He challenged the ICC to come to the country to arrest him with the threat that he would slap and kick them if they happen to meet. The boisterous stance was a show of untouchable power as no individual, group or agency dared to raise any complaint against him. The situation was under his control as he carryout his bloody war on drugs with impunity.
It is of public knowledge that the survivors of the victims of the bloody war on drugs could not do anything but wail as they grieve in fear for the victims who were mercilessly killed by law enforcement authorities who were following his order to kill all suspected criminals and drug addicts. The instruction to the police was loud and clear that they have to pose in self-defense by letting the suspects resist the arrest and fight, if not, the police officers must provoke the suspects to fight to justify the killing.
After the killing, the killed suspect would then be portrayed with a gun and a cardboard label with the tag “adik ako, huwag tularan” placed on the dead body of the fallen suspect. Law enforcers were too bold to carryout the orders as they were made to believe that the killing is legal considering that the former and now detained president kept on bragging that he is a lawyer and a former fiscal who had enough experience on how to deal with criminals. But even a non-lawyer could understand that when the criminal gives the provocation, self-defense would not hold under the law.
With nowhere to go, the surviving families who were orphaned by the helpless innocent victims of the bloody war on drugs, they resorted to bring their complaints before the ICC. Supporters of the former and now detained president argued that the ICC could not take jurisdiction as domestic courts and the justice system is working in the country.
But the reality is that the courts and the justice system was well and working insofar as all cases are concerned except those against the former and now detained president and his minions in the bloody war on drugs. Police records were found replete with records of such killings, reason why the state prosecution could not start its investigation. More so that the one to be accused is the former and now detained president. In the meantime, the supporters are moving for their idol to return if possible.
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