Malacañang says PH complied with law on Duterte's arrest

Malacañang clarified that the Philippine government complied with Republic Act 9851 when former President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant.

Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Atty. Claire Castro cited Section 17 of RA 9851, which allows Philippine authorities to surrender or extradite individuals to international courts or other states.

Castro explained that the law does not require an extradition treaty for surrender to an "appropriate international court," only for surrender to another state.

She stated that this provision is being followed in Duterte's case.

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