Kinumpirma ng Office of the Solicitor General na legal ang pagpapadala kay dating Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte sa International Criminal Court o ICC.  

Sa isang pahayag, sinabi ni Solicitor General Darlene Berberabe na naaayon sa international laws at Republic Act 9851 o Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and Other Crimes Against Humanity ang ginawang pag-aresto kay FPRRD.