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Remulla: We will put best legal minds to work
The Department of Justice (DOJ) will represent government officials in consolidated habeas corpus petitions filed by the children of former President Rodrigo Duterte before the Supreme Court.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla confirmed the Executive Secretary authorized the DOJ to handle the case, and he will assemble the best legal minds to defend the Republic's position.
The petitions, filed by Veronica "Kitty" Duterte, Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte, and Representative Paolo "Pulong" Duterte, seek the release of the former president from detention in The Hague.
The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) recused itself, with Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra declining to represent the respondents for personal reasons.
Respondents in the case include Remulla, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla, and PNP Chief Police General Rommel Marbil, among others.
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