ICC 'Completely Corrupted by Political Considerations,' Former Parliamentarian Says
12:03 28.03.2025 (Updated: 13:04 28.03.2025)
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Earlier, on March 12, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was taken into custody upon his arrival in Rotterdam, Netherlands, to appear before the ICC regarding his actions during the drug crackdown in his country. The court had issued an arrest warrant for him for alleged crimes during his war on drugs.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) "no longer has any authority and is doomed to disappear one day," Gilbert Collard, a former member of the European Parliament and a lawyer, told Sputnik Africa.
"It is in the hands of political interests, which means that we cannot give this institution any judicial credibility," he stated, adding that "the idea itself was a good one."
The ICC has "privileged targets" and prosecutes on a case-by-case basis, Collard said, stressing that its prosecutor general "is a highly controversial figure himself."
"So, in my opinion, it is an institution that should either be abolished or completely overhauled," he stated.