“Many of his supporters and admirers—some of whom are learned academicians and legal scholars—claim that FPRRD’s (Duterte) arrest was bereft of due process and that his delivery to the ICC for trial in the Netherlands was in violation of our dignity and sovereignty as a country. Enrile cited the country’s adherence to international law and the separation of powers of the three branches of the government. They operate on the basis of check and balance of power among them.” “Now coming back to the ICC case of FPRRD, how can anyone validly claim that BBM kidnapped FPRRD and delivered him to the ICC for trial in the Netherlands in the face of all the constitutional principles I have recited in this post and the provisions of Republic Act No. “My position is very simple: I will not burn the whole house to save the ass of a cook whose error, negligence, or hubris caused a fire in the kitchen. It is a basic—though nearly an unwritten—principle of statecraft that the defense of the state is a prime duty of every government!” he added. Read Full Story
