Vice President Sara Duterte assured that her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, is “in good spirits” and “well-rested” while being detained at the International Criminal Court (ICC) detention facility in Scheveningen, The Hague for charges of crimes against humanity of murder. (Video courtesy of Harry Roque / FB)
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00:00So I visited the former president of the Philippines, he is in the hospital wing of the detention
00:14center and he is in good spirits, he is well taken care of, he just commented that he really
00:27misses Filipino food, that's all, but very recently in Mila, there was a fight, and then
00:42we discussed something about his legal team, and we discussed about the family, and we discussed
00:53about the country.
00:58The visit lasted for an hour, so it was from 4pm to 5pm. BP what was his reaction when he
01:12heard about the initial appearance?
01:17Well, we did not discuss his initial appearance, and we only discussed the lawyers and the legal
01:36team, and what we are going to do in the next 4 days.
01:42BP, were you surprised when you found out that the former president appeared via live
01:47stream? Were you expecting him to appear?
01:51I had no expectations, I did not know, I did not know he was appearing before live stream,
02:01but I think it was the decision of the doctor, so inside the facility all the decisions are
02:09made by the doctor.
02:11BP what's the plan now, the next hearing is September 23rd, how will the family prepare
02:17for this?
02:20Okay, so I have not discussed the arrangements with Nexodkin and relatives here, I will discuss
02:30it with them tonight, and I will relate to them also what the president said, and what
02:40the president wanted to know, and so yes, we have to create a relationship, but I will
02:49not meet until a relative comes to make sure that there is a Nexodkin given to him.
03:00BP, regarding your discussion with the former president, did he ask you anything?
03:11English, English.
03:14Okay, yes, when we talked, as a request he asked me to go home, so he repeatedly said
03:27do not leave the country, do not leave the Philippines, and so I told him that I know
03:34I understand that, and I do not want to be here as well, unfortunately I am the only
03:41one who has a Schengen visa, and I am the only one who is a lawyer, so I told him that
03:50when we are able to meet with the legal team, that I will immediately return home, and yes,
04:02do my work.
04:03Does the APRRD have a defense team ma'am?
04:06Defense team, yes, we already have a lead counsel, and there will be meetings, we had
04:12a meeting with him yesterday, and then we will have a meeting in person when he arrives
04:20this week.
04:22And how many?
04:24Is it Nicholas Tocman now?
04:28Yes, the President already appointed Nicholas Tocman as his lawyer.
04:40Ma'am, let me just go back to what he said to you, getting back to the Philippines, what
04:46was the specific concern about it, and if you can also address, according to Malacanang,
04:52they gave you travel authority until April 30 in several countries, what is the reason
05:00for the travel?
05:02My travel?
05:04The moment that I felt that it was an extraordinary rendition, the moment that it was a, I felt
05:14that it was a kidnapping, because they were holding him in P5-0, which is the airbase
05:20of the Presidential Air Youth Wing.
05:22I felt that he will not be able to leave that place, but he will be taken to wherever.
05:30At the time, we did not know.
05:32At the time, we did not know, so we were preparing for a list of countries where he may be taken.
05:42And at the time, I did not know how I will be able to enter that country.
05:50So we had to apply for travel authority for countries, because I did not know how I will
06:00be able to travel.
06:04So he will not necessarily go to BPA, or he will not complete the travel until April 30?
06:10With regard to the date, no, because at the time, I did not know also how long was I going
06:18to be, yes, wherever he is, so we applied for until April 30.
06:32But it doesn't mean that I will be here until April 30.
06:36So I will be here until the leader team is doing their work already, and another relative
06:44is here to assist me.