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ICC: Consular visits to detainees have their consent
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed that officials from the Philippine Embassy in The Hague visited former President Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC) detention facility.
The DFA stated the visit was a welfare check and a standard procedure for Filipinos in detention abroad, aligned with consular functions under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
However, the ICC clarified that consular visits require the detained individual's approval, and Vice President Sara Duterte alleged the visit was conducted without family consent and under "false pretenses" ordered by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
Vice President Duterte expressed concern that the "welfare check" put her father's life and safety in "imminent danger" and warned that the ICC and the Philippine government would be held responsible for any harm.
Duterte's lawyer, Nicholas Kaufman, suggested the visit was a "calculated" move to obtain intelligence on his client's medical condition and was not coordinated with the defense.
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Vice President Sara Duterte expressed grave concerns over the "troubling conditions" of her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, while under the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has not yet ruled on former president Rodrigo Duterte's request for interim release.
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Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa is urging the Senate to pass a resolution advocating for the interim release of former President Rodrigo Duterte from potential imprisonment by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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Vice President Sara Duterte prefers her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, to be detained in Davao City if the International Criminal Court (ICC) grants his plea for interim release.
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