Arrest of FPRRD, only in compliance with Interpol and not ICC —PBBM - RMN Networks

PH gov't followed legal procedures in ex-PRRD's arrest – PBBM

By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos Former president Rodrigo Duterte (PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan) MANILA – The Philippine government followed all the legal procedures in the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. said on Tuesday. “We followed all the legal procedures that are necessary. I’m confident that in further examination, you will find that it is proper and correct,” Marcos said in a press conference, adding …

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. insisted that the government only carried out its mandate to execute the International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant of arrest following the request of the International Police. According to President Marcos Jr., they made the arrest because of their commitment to Interpol and not to the ICC. He said the government cannot reject Interpol because it has helped the Philippines a lot such as the arrest of Alice Guo, Ar…

ROUGH CUTS | The arrest of FPRRD

Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte was arrested yesterday at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at about 9:20 in the morning immediately after he disembarked from the plane he was riding from Hongkong. The arresting officers were members of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and elements from the International Police (Interpol). According to reports the arrest was based on a warrant allegedly issued by the International C…