IF THERE’S one who has inside information at the International Criminal Court (ICC), that would be former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV.
According to Trillanes, Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte’s claim that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has already released a warrant of arrest against Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go, is false.
“Don’t believe Pulong. No ICC warrant has come out for anyone yet,” said Trillanes, who was the first to reveal the ICC arrest warrants against former President Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa.
“Should a warrant indeed come out later, he definitely won’t know about it, just like when his father didn’t know that he had a warrant,” he added.
HIGH ON FAKE NEWS
During a press conference at the Camp Crame, Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla took a swipe at Rep. Duterte whom he said may have been “high” when the latter claimed ICC has issued an arrest warrant against Go.
“He may have been ‘high’ when he heard that because we do not see anything like that,” Remulla told reporters in Camp Crame. “We’re always prepared. But those kinds of pronouncements are dangerous.”
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. likewise denied any knowledge of an ICC warrant against Go — “Good for him if he knows. As for me, I don’t know.”
DOJ PLAYS SAFE
The Department of Justice (DOJ) for its part said they have yet to receive any information about the alleged warrant against Go who served as special assistant of detained former President Rodrigo Duterte before being elected as senator.
“We have not received any official communication from the ICC regarding the alleged issuance of a warrant of arrest against (Go),” said DOJ spokesperson Polo Martinez.
Citing previous undertakings, arrest warrants are coursed by the ICC to the Philippine Center on Transnational Crime (PCTC) which under existing laws is mandated to implement such.
The DOJ official however clarified that official denials do not necessarily mean there is no such warrant.
LEAVING FATE TO GOD
In a statement sent to reporters, Go who has been dragged as “co-perpetrator, maintained that he has never violated any law even as he hinted at “leaving his fate to a higher being.”
“I will just leave everything to God. In my entire life, I have never broken any human law or God’s law,” reads part of his statement.
“Police matters have never been part of my mandate. I hope and pray that the supposed ICC warrant isn’t politicized against me,” he added.
Aside from Go, the Davao City congressman also claimed that ICC warrants are also out against retired police generals, Oscar Albayalde and Vicente Danao Jr.
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