Philippine LIVE: Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Arrested on ICC Warrant | Manila Airport | CNBC TV18
Live outside supreme court as Atty Salvador Panelo, who was presidential legal counsel during Duterte’s presidency, and son Atty Salvador Panelo jr. are expected to file writ of habeas corpus before the supreme court against Duterte’s detention
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Families of drug war victims in the Philippines hold a news conference following the arrest warrant issued by the ICC against former President Rodrigo Duterte.
ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - Exterior of Rotterdam airport for possible views of plane and vehicles carrying former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, arrested by the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes against humanity in his 'war on drugs'.
Duterte is on the way to The Hague, where the ICC is headquartered, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said in a late-night news briefing. Duterte, 79, was detained by Philippine police shortly after flying into the country from Hong Kong at about 9:20 a.m. Video showed him walking with a cane and accompanied by officials inside Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila
The Gulfstream G550 jet bringing former President Rodrigo Duterte to the Hague has arrived in Dubai Wednesday morning, just hours after leaving Villamor Air Base in Manila, according to flightradar24.com. Information on flightradar24.com showed the chartered long-range business aircraft arriving in Dubai around 8:04 a.m.
According to publicly available data, the Gulfstream G550 aircraft with tail number RP-C5219, where Duterte was seen boarding, has a flight plan from Manila to Dubai, to the Rotterdam Airport in the Netherlands.
Duterte, 79, faces a charge of "the crime against humanity of murder", according to the ICC, for the crackdown in which rights groups estimate tens of thousands of mostly poor men were killed by officers and vigilantes, often without proof they were linked to drugs.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has defended the Philippine government’s role in Duterte’s arrest, saying the arrest was made in compliance with the country’s commitments with the Interpol.
“Interpol asked for help and we obliged because we have commitments to the Interpol which we have to fulfill. If we don't do that, they will no longer help us with other cases involving Filipino fugitives abroad,” Marcos Jr said.
“Hindi natin mahindian ang Interpol kapag sinabi sa atin na ‘tulungan nyo kami kailangan namin kunin itong taong ito’. Dahil kung maalala ninyo lahat ng mga tumakas dito sa Pilipinas, gaya ni Alice Guo, gaya ni Arnie Teves, kung sino-sino pa gaya ng mga human trafficking victims in Myanmar, sino ang tumulong sa atin para makita ang mga kababayan na inaapi at ginagamit sa masamang paraan? Ang Interpol.”
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