The swift arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte followed normal local procedures and even complied with the liberal rules of a special tribunal like the International Criminal Court.
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00:00The swift arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte followed normal local procedures and even complied with the liberal rules of a special tribunal like the International Criminal Court
00:10Retired ICC Judge Raul Pangalangan, the first and only Filipino to serve on the ICC bench, says the ICC is practical and liberal with procedures to ensure the arrest moves forward
00:21Meantime, the Philippine National Police disputes the Duterte family's claims. Authorities were hostile and unruly during former President Rodrigo Duterte's arrest
00:31During a Malacañang briefing, Police Major General Nicolás Torre III says it was actually Duterte and his family he resorted to physical attacks during the arrest on Tuesday, March 11
00:51In the video, I was raped by his children. President Duterte himself reminded me that I will retire and I will assault his children
01:05PNP Spokesperson, Police Brigadier General John Fajardo says the arresting officers were also verbally attacked, but they observe maximum tolerance
01:13At one point, Avancena also hit a female officer with her phone. In a separate interview, Interior Secretary John Vicremulia told Rappler they understood where the family was coming from
01:24She was screaming at General Torre and General Torre was a gentleman about it. She was not threatened in any way. She was not bodily pushed or bodily touched in any way to make her stop
01:41We let her express herself. We let her message come out on the media. We did not censor anything. We totally understood where she was coming from