Yasay backs Duterte’s threat to leave ICC

LIMA, Peru: Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. has backed President Rodrigo Duterte’s threat of withdrawing the Philippines’ membership in the International Criminal Court (ICC), claiming the tribunal was trying to interfere with the country’s internal affairs.

Speaking to reporters at the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ministerial meetings, Yasay said the President’s understanding was that the ICC’s role was only “supplementary” to a country’s criminal justice system.