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This feels like a big deal. I can’t remember any world leaders actually having consequences for their actions in my lifetime
Slobodan Milošević
Saddam Hussein
Muammar al-GaddafiBashar Al Assad (not full deserved consequences, but he still got evicted)
I feel like he got out just in time. Otherwise he would’ve been the next Qaddafi. Which he fully deserves FYI.
Valid.
I guess none that I specifically remember in my 28 years so far.
It’s partially because the ICC doesn’t usually get involved if there’s a domestic prosecution. A lot of war criminal heads of state are put on trial locally after being deposed and the ICC doesn’t get involved in those situations unless there’s a request from the new government.
So, take heart. Lots of world leaders have faced consequences for atrocities. Just not at The Hague. Plus, the Rome Statute that setup the ICC was only signed in 1996 and they only have jurisdiction in the green parts of the map on that page.
Even Duterte admitted his drug war failed:
https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/manila-times/20190404/281483572747957
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-drugs-performance-exclusi-idUSKBN2010IL/
Finally. He’s likely responsible for thousands of executions of random people (naturally without trial, legal defense or due process). But the court will sort that out and let others know what they found.
Won’t shed any tears for him but I wonder what this means for the balance of power in the Philippines? Will we see the rise of a new Marcos regime as potential rivals are targeted? This one comes with a pretty solid excuse in its international origin but I hope it’s not the start of something darker.
