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Chiz: Sovereignty not compromised with Duterte arrest
Senate President Francis Escudero stated that former President Rodrigo Duterte's arrest and transfer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) did not violate Philippine sovereignty.
Escudero emphasized that the legal actions against Duterte were initiated and executed by Filipinos, without foreign intervention.
He pointed out that Duterte had no pending cases in Philippine courts, thus no domestic court's jurisdiction was usurped.
The Senate President also questioned the Duterte family's inconsistent stance regarding the Rome Statute and the ICC's jurisdiction, particularly in light of the Philippines' withdrawal from the treaty.
Escudero challenged their reasoning, asking why they would cite the Rome Statute to declare the arrest illegal if they previously argued the country was not under its jurisdiction.
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