Robredo highlights disparity in detention conditions for De Lima and Duterte

Former vice president Leni Robredo compared the detention conditions of former senator Leila de Lima and former president Rodrigo Duterte during a press conference in Naga City on Saturday, March 15.

Robredo noted that while De Lima faced nearly seven years of harsh conditions at Camp Crame without access to basic amenities like computers or telephones, Duterte is reportedly being well accommodated with family visits allowed in his detention facility in The Hague.

De Lima was deprived of essential tools necessary for her work as a senator when detained, whereas Duterte has been treated more leniently despite facing arrest under an ICC warrant on crimes against humanity charges.

Robredo emphasized that De Lima endured due process and political harassment without questioning it, highlighting the stark contrast in treatment between the two former officials.

De Lima maintained that Duterte's arrest did not violate Philippine law, citing Republic Act 9851 which grants authority to surrender individuals of interest to the ICC without judicial approval.