The Philippines Senate launches the arrest of the ICC Duterte probe

Manila – The Filipino Senate said on March 17 that he will carry out a formal investigation of Arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte and the rapid delivery last week to the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is to prove it for alleged crimes against humanity.

The 79 -year -old man, the former Asian head of state accused by the ICC, is accused of the crime against murder humanity during his years against drug users and merchants that the rights groups have said that they killed thousands.

The investigation was initiated by Senator Imee Marcos, sister of President Ferdinand Marcos, but a close friend of Mr. Duterte, Vice President Sara Duterte.

The two families have had a spectacular fall since Marcos associated with Mrs. Duterte to win an electoral land slide in 2022.

The latter has been accused since then for charges that include an alleged murder plot against the president.

“As president of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, I am asking for urgent investigation into the arrest of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, a problem that has deeply divided the nation,” said Imee Marcos in a statement on March 17.

“It is imperative to establish whether due process was followed and ensure that their legal rights were not only confirmed but protected,” he said, added: “Our sovereignty and legal processes must continue to be primordial.”

Duterte was arrested at Manila airport on March 11 after a brief trip to Hong Kong and flown to the Netherlands only a few hours later, where he was delivered to the CPI.

The Senate has established a public hearing for March 20 and invited other government officials to give evidence.

Mrs. IMEE Marcos has tracked a largely independent course of her brother on many issues, although she is postulated for re -election under the administration ticket for half -period elections of May 12.

Hours after the arrest, Mrs. Imee Marcos challenged the wisdom of the arrest of “poor President Duterte”, warning in a press conference: “This can only cause problems.”

On March 14, she declared: “I cannot accept what they did to (Duterte).” AFP

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