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China 'rejected' Duterte’s asylum request before arrest – source
China reportedly denied former President Rodrigo Duterte's asylum request prior to his arrest by Philippine authorities.
A source revealed that Philippine authorities had been preparing for Duterte's arrest since January as part of 'Oplan Tugis', a plan by the PNP-CIDG.
The PNP chief, Rommel Marbil, ordered the CIDG head, Nicolas Torre, to take Duterte into custody upon the issuance of an ICC arrest warrant.
Duterte flew to Hong Kong on March 7, the same day the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber 1 issued the arrest warrant for murder charges related to his drug war.
The PNP was coordinating with Interpol, and the CIDG initially preferred to arrest Duterte in Hong Kong.
However, the Hong Kong Police Force declined to cooperate with Interpol due to China not being a party to the Rome Statute.
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Malacañang has stated that it has no information regarding any asylum bid by former President Rodrigo Duterte in China.
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China denies receiving any asylum request from former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his family, according to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun.
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Former President Rodrigo Duterte has arrived in The Hague, Netherlands, and is currently at the International Criminal Court's (ICC) detention facility after his arrest on March 11.
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Malacañang confirmed that the Philippine government cooperated with Interpol's request to arrest former President Rodrigo Duterte.
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Former president Rodrigo Duterte may serve any sentence in The Hague if convicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), as the Philippines is no longer a state party to the Rome Statute.
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