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‘Distorted sense of justice’: Rights groups slam Senate resolution on Duterte house arrest
The Philippine Senate adopted Senate Resolution No. 144 with a 15-3-2 vote, urging the International Criminal Court (ICC) to consider house arrest for former President Rodrigo Duterte on humanitarian grounds.
The resolution, co-authored by Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri and Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano, proposes a medical assessment to determine if continued detention would worsen Duterte's health.
Several human rights groups, including Karapatan, have criticized the resolution, calling it a "shielding power" that disrespects victims of the war on drugs.
The House Makabayan bloc also slammed the Senate resolution, deeming it a "brazen, self-serving attempt" to obstruct justice.
However, legal experts and human rights lawyer Kristina Conti state the resolution holds no legal weight with the ICC.
Senators Risa Hontiveros, Francis Pangilinan, and Bam Aquino voted against the resolution, with Hontiveros noting that Duterte's family reported him as being well.
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