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Supreme Court, ICC targeted by ‘fake news’ after Duterte arrest
The Supreme Court (SC) will investigate and penalize individuals spreading fake news about the issuance of a temporary restraining order (TRO) concerning former President Rodrigo Duterte's arrest.
SC spokesperson Camille Ting confirmed the court will also examine social media claims that it received a petition for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s resignation.
Disinformation spread on March 11, claiming the SC had issued a TRO for Duterte, which was untrue.
Duterte's lawyers visited the SC compound late Tuesday night to verify this false information.
On March 11, the day of his arrest by the International Criminal Court (ICC), Duterte and Senator Ronald Dela Rosa filed a petition with the SC seeking a TRO to halt the arrest.
The petition aimed to stop the implementation of the ICC's arrest warrant for crimes against humanity, related to Duterte's drug war which human rights groups estimate killed nearly 30,000 people.
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