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Marcos won’t bar execs from attending Imee probe
Senator Imee Marcos announced a second public hearing on April 3 concerning the potential arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte under an International Criminal Court (ICC) order.
President Marcos is not stopping any of his officials from attending the second Senate probe on the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
The Senate committee on foreign affairs, chaired by Senator Marcos, will investigate questions of Philippine sovereignty and alleged violations of Duterte's rights.
She earlier said her committee noted the "lack of due process" in the government's turnover of Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague where he is now awaiting trial for crimes against humanity.
The senator also stated her committee noted "glaring violations" of the rights of Duterte as well as the Philippines' having "no legal obligation" to arrest and turn him over to the ICC.
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