Tag: Duterte

The Supreme Court on Thursday consolidated the petitions of filed by three children of former President Rodrigo Duterte seeking the return of their father to the Philippines from The Hague, where is held in custody by the International Criminal Court Court pending trial on crimes against humanity related to his bloody war on drugs. The high tribunal gave Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin and three other officials a “non-extendible period of 24 hours from receipt of notice why the peremptory writ of habeas corpus should not issue.” A write of habeas corpus—Latin for “that you have the body”—is a court order that requires an imprisoned person to be brought before the tribunal to determine if his detention is lawful.

Here we are again, watching the political drama unfold with the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte. It’s strange how something that’s supposed to be about justice often turns into a series of complex, tangled arguments, full of political posturing and personal pride.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to address the nation tonight on the arrest earlier Tuesday of former President Rodrigo Duterte by Interpol agents, who served a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity committed by the former Philippine leader during his administration’s deadly anti-drug campaign between 2016 and 2019. The Philippines withdrew membership from the ICC in 2019. Ex-President Duterte and several of his aides have been transferred to a chartered plane that will fly them to The Hague, where the ICC is headquartered.

The Presidential Communications Office on Tuesday said former President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested and placed in detention by Interpol agents upon his arrival in Manila following a  trip to Hong Kong. The Manila unit of the Interpol received the warrant from the International Criminal Court at dawn. The warrant was served by the ICC Prosecutor General and was issued for crimes against humanity. Duterte is now 79 years old.