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Sara back from Australia
Vice President Sara Duterte confirmed Australia is among the two countries being considered by her father's legal team for his possible interim release while awaiting trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Her father's chief counsel formally asked the ICC on June 12 for Duterte's release to an undisclosed country, citing his poor health and arguing he is not a flight risk.
The Vice President stated that of the two countries named in the petition, one has committed to helping and accepting her father.
Duterte recently flew to Melbourne and joined a rally calling for her father's release, though she was unable to secure a meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
She previously stated she would ask the Australian government to look into her father's arrest and detention, which she described as illegal and without jurisdiction, claiming the ICC has no authority over the Philippines.
Vice President Duterte has since returned to the Philippines after her visit to Australia.
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