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Former Philippine officials have filed a case against Chinese President Xi Jinping before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged crimes against humanity over massive environmental damage in the disputed South China Sea.
Former foreign secretary Albert del Rosario and former ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales, along with Filipino fishermen filed the case on March 15, or two days before the Philippines’ exit from the tribunal became final.
Xi and other Chinese officials were accused of committing “crimes within the ICC’s jurisdiction, in implementing China’s systematic plan to control the South China Sea,” Del Rosario said in a statement.
“The situation is both unique and relevant because it presents one of the most massive, near permanent and devastating destruction of the environment in humanity’s history,” the statement said.
Manila
Former Philippine officials have filed a case against Chinese President Xi Jinping before the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged crimes against humanity over massive environmental damage in the disputed South China Sea.
Former foreign secretary Albert del Rosario and former ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales, along with Filipino fishermen filed the case on March 15, or two days before the Philippines’ exit from the tribunal became final.
Xi and other Chinese officials were accused of committing “crimes within the ICC’s jurisdiction, in implementing China’s systematic plan to control the South China Sea,” Del Rosario said in a statement.
“The situation is both unique and relevant because it presents one of the most massive, near permanent and devastating destruction of the environment in humanity’s history,” the statement said.
