President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. defends the Philippines’ decision to facilitate the handover of former president Rodrigo Duterte to the ICC, saying his arrest was done ‘in compliance with our commitments to Interpol.’
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00:00President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in a press conference on late Tuesday night, March 11,
00:06defends the Philippines' decision to facilitate the handover of former President Rodrigo Duterte
00:11to the International Criminal Court, saying his arrest was done in compliance with our
00:16commitments to Interpol.
00:17Interpol asked for help and we obliged because we have commitments to the Interpol which
00:24we have to fulfill.
00:27If we don't do that, they will no longer help us with other cases involving Filipino
00:34fugitives abroad.
00:36Marcos adds this was what the international community expected from the Philippines as
00:40a democratic country and a member of the global community.
00:43He also says the Philippines followed every single necessary procedure in serving the
00:47warrant and the decision to arrest Duterte and sending him to The Hague does not violate
00:51Philippine sovereignty.
00:53The President also denies that politics played a role in the decision to arrest his predecessor.