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Retired police colonel Royina Garma – who implicated Rodrigo Duterte in drug war killings – has been arrested in the U.S.

Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/royina-garma-arrested-united-states-november-2024/

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00:00RETIRED POLICE COLONEL RUINA GARMA, WHO IMPLICATED RODRIGO DUTERTE IN DRUG WAR KILLINGS, HAS
00:07BEEN ARRESTED IN THE UNITED STATES.
00:09HER LAWYER, EMERITO QUILANG, TELLS RAPPLER TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, GARMA WAS ARRESTED UPON
00:14LANDING IN SAN FRANCISCO.
00:16SHE AND HER DAUGHTER HAVE BEEN IN THE CUSTODY OF CALIFORNIA OFFICIALS SINCE NOVEMBER 7.
00:20GARMA ALSO TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO TRAVEL TO THE U.S. IN AUGUST.
00:24SHE WAS BLOCKED BOTH TIMES BECAUSE HER VISA WAS CANCELLED WITHOUT HER KNOWLEDGE, LIKELY
00:28OWING TO U.S. SANCTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS.
00:30QUILANG COULDN'T CONFIRM THE REASONS FOR HER ARREST, BUT HE SAYS U.S. AUTHORITIES ASSURED
00:35HIM GARMA AND HER DAUGHTER ARE SAFE.
00:37JUSTICE SECRETARY BOEING REMULIA SAYS THE U.S. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
00:42FLAGGED GARMA'S ARRIVAL AND IT IS NOW WORKING TO REPATRIATE HER.
00:46THERE IS NO WHOLE DEPARTURE ORDER ON GARMA, WHO DOES NOT HAVE A PENDING CASE IN THE PHILIPPINES.

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