Ex-Exec Sec Medialdea hospitalized in The Hague

Updated Wed, March 19, 2025 at 7:15 AM Published Tue, March 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM

Former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, 73, was hospitalized in The Hague after falling ill on Tuesday, March 18, while visiting former president Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC) detention center.

Medialdea was seen in a wheelchair and taken by ambulance from the penitentiary to a hospital, where he received emergency room treatment and is now in a regular hospital room.

International criminal lawyer Nicholas Kaufman has officially joined Duterte's legal team and will send a formal notification to the ICC on Tuesday.

Senator Robin Padilla suggested Medialdea's illness might be due to fatigue, noting he had not slept for days.

Medialdea, along with Duterte, traveled from Hong Kong to Manila and then to The Hague on March 11.

If the ICC issues arrest warrants for alleged co-perpetrators of Duterte, the Philippine National Police may assist Interpol in arresting them.

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