Rodrigo Duterte wants to be cremated in The Hague, says daughter Sara
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS, JUL 09 – Former President Duterte, detained at the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, wants only his ashes returned to the Philippines if he dies in custody, his daughter said.
- On July 8, Vice President Sara Duterte visited her detained father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, at the ICC facility in The Hague.
- Her visit followed Duterte's arrest and detention by the ICC over crimes against humanity linked to his administration's drug war causing thousands of deaths.
- Sara Duterte said her father, who appeared thinner but healthy, wishes to be cremated in The Hague if he dies there, with only his ashes returned to the Philippines.
- She added, "It is natural for his age," and that they will discuss his cremation request further since she opposes cremation, despite his warning of haunting her if ignored.
- This disclosure suggests the family plans to honor Duterte's wishes but highlights differing views on cremation amid his ongoing ICC detention.
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Former president Duterte wishes to be cremated if he dies in The Hague
MANILA, Philippines — Former president Rodrigo Duterte wishes to have his remains cremated if he dies in prison at The Hague in The Netherlands, his daughter and Vice President Sara Duterte has said.In an ambush interview with reporters on Tuesday, the vice president said that if her father would die in The Netherlands, his body would be cremated and his ashes brought back to the Philippines.Duterte quoted her father as even saying that if his …
Rodrigo Duterte wants to be cremated in The Hague, says daughter Sara
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte said that her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, told her to have him cremated in The Hague, Netherlands should he die while he is detained by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity. The vice president made the statement following her visit to her father on Tuesday (Manila time) at the ICC detention facility in The Hague. READ: VP Duterte back to see her father …
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