Yesterday, Atty. Jude Sabio’s photo proudly holding the 77-page complaint he filed against Duterte before ICC in Hague has been making the rounds online.
While Duterte’s critics received the news full of hope that Duterte’s time in Malacanang is nearing its end, international law expert Paula Defensor Knack says otherwise. Let us read the Facebook post of the esteemed international legal expert and sister of the late Senator Miriam Santiago.
On the ICC : Its a propaganda war where lawyers earn big 🙂
Filing a complaint does not immediately make the complaint a case for hearing under the Rome Statute of the ICC. There is a process for that.
Even if it becomes a situation, if cases were filed in domestic courts, the ICC has no jurisdiction. The Court must let the domestic jurisdiction prevail because that is the procedure of the ICC unless courts are not functioning (ex. war). Lascanas and Matobato have to fight it our in domestic courts first because cases are already pending. The ICC is a court of last resort. It is not the same as a regional trial court.
Several suspects with arrest warrants are even travelling and cannot be brought before the court.
So what do you make of the political maneuverings of Duterte’s enemies? Well, your guess is good as mine.
In the first place, Atty. Jude Sabio is not even qualified to practice before the ICC. That is according to Atty. Paula Defensor Knack.
Like Atty. Paula Knack said, the ICC complaint against Duterte and other personalities are merely part of the propaganda war.
In case Atty. Sabio’s complaint will prosper, Atty. Paula Defensor Knack gives Atty. Sabio a look of what awaits him.
“ANYWAY, if ever magiging kaso, tingnan natin abilidad mo laban sa mga professor kong hindi natalo talo sa international criminal tribunals dito sa The Hague…….. ! 🙂 🙂 🙂 At magaling mag-French at mag-Ingles and a recognized expert. Mas magaling pa sa ibang judges. Kaya mo ? 🙂 Mga 10 sila.”
In the following post, Atty. Paula Defensor Knack give the public a glimpse of one of the political strategies of Duterte’s enemies.
“This week, the President hosts the ASEAN Summit with China as a friend and the much awaited historical Code of Conduct on the sea is now scheduled for negotiations. Is the propaganda war now very clear ? 🙂 🙂 🙂 Remember, nothing can happen if the President has popular support. An approval rating of the President at 86% is extremely popular, again according to the NY Times itself.”
In the meantime, all we can do is just wait and see.
Your reaction please!
Paula Defensor Knack is absolutely right. Filing a case at the Hague is not that simple; Sabio will make himself the international laugh bringing in that garbage.
Atty. Paula DEFENSOR Knack should not belittle her brother in the profession. That’s FOUL. She is not a legal counsel on any party. The best for her is to keep quiet. Unless, she is advertising / bragging herself to be an expert international law practitioner….Which is against legal ethics.
I am not against anybody. I will keep track of the progress of the case for education and reference purposes.
Atty: Paula Defensor Knack is just right on her justifications . I agree , Sabio is not thinking i guess he’s unstable and out of his mind and stupid as well . His witnessess were matobato and lascanas all crooked and liars in senate they were ignored and case closed cant even pass all their fabricated statements ! moreso in ICC . Obviously they were all in one team (yellow tards team ) for sure they were all being paid lots of money to destroy the Best President Duterte . They go for money and to get paid they need to do their job to destroy the reputation and to humiliate our President Duterte .. by all means …at all cost ….note for ICC : please be aware of these 2 witnesses they’re all fuckin liars and they will play on you as what they did to our senate court but finally these 2 witnesses failed never win , the case is closed . Their motives is to destoy our President to oust Him by old Administration ….sabio the best thing for you to do is go to the great wall of china and hit it bang your head and break it for that you may have correct thinking and do the right thing …
Whaaaa Sabio will stood in ICC as a clown katawatawa sobrang nabulag sa laki ng budget..pwe!!!!
Sana kasama si matubato, para kumpleto three studgees, pagtabihin niyo mga mukha nila para silang kambal. Kaya siguro nag patubo ng bigote si atty sabio para medyo ma identified siya abogado, di hired killer gaya ng dalawa at baka magkamali sa oras ng bayaran.
Baka nga ni hindi nakapasok ng gate iyan nagpa picture lang sa labas.
FOr me, Atty Paula Defensor Knacks acted not as a Counsel nor belittling
Sabio, There is an on going political war, and as a filipino who loves her country and people it is her right and obligation to uphold and defend it. To be silent is for me cowardness and yellowtardness. Kuha mo?