During a senate hearing, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte calls the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte "warrantless" without a valid Philippine court order. The decision of the President to collaborate with the INTERPOL was also questioned in the hearing, led by the President's sister Sen. Imee Marcos.
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00:00I am Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
00:11Good evening, Luzon Visayas and Mindanao.
00:16Vice President Sara Duterte asked the Senate to legalize the arrest of her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte.
00:24It was legalized because there was no valid arrest warrant issued by the Philippine government.
00:30She said that after hearing the issue raised by the President's brother, Senator Almi Marcos,
00:36through video conferencing from the Netherlands.
00:39The President's decision to help the Interpol was also questioned here.
00:44The officials of the government agreed to the arrest of Ian Cruz.
00:51Good morning.
00:53This is all about politics.
00:56The administration is using government resources, the ICC, to demolish the opposition.
01:02That is what Vice President Sara Duterte said about why the former President Rodrigo Duterte
01:09was arrested and quickly deported to the Netherlands.
01:11This is what the Vice President said in an online interview with the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
01:16regarding the arrest of the former President.
01:19The Vice President is still in jail until now.
01:22The question now is, what are we going to do to bring the former President back to the Philippines?
01:29Because I am the only one here who is working on a way to bring our former President back to our country.
01:42Vice President Duterte said that the ICC has no more restrictions in the Philippines
01:47because the withdrawal from the ICC was effective in 2019.
01:50The ICC also did not comply with Article 59 of the Rome Statute
01:55that states that the father should be brought to a competent court after being arrested and brought to justice.
02:01Where is the warrant of arrest issued by the Philippine courts?
02:06None. Without a valid warrant from a Philippine court, this was at best a warrantless arrest.
02:14Under the rules of court, warrantless arrests are only permitted in three instances.
02:20Arrested, hot pursuit, and escaped prisoner.
02:24But according to the Department of Justice, the arrest of our President was legal and under process on March 11.
02:31The IHL is the domestic law that we followed in recognizing the warrant of arrest issued against Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
02:44Which domestic law and process?
02:47Republic Act 9851, Your Honor.
02:48As mentioned previously?
02:50Yes, as mentioned previously and within the provisions, allows us to two options, either extradition or surrender.
03:01We chose the executive mode, which is surrender.
03:04The committee of the President, Senator Aimee Marcos, called for a hearing
03:10that questions the President's decision to assist Interpol to implement the warrant of arrest against Duterte.
03:16She also showed videos about the arrest.
03:21We accused Rodrigo Roa Duterte of extradition, as if he doesn't have his own country,
03:28as if we cannot judge our own home.
03:33The Senator also showed in the hearing the statements of President Marcos
03:38that says the Philippines will assist the ICC.
03:42Why is the SOJ now saying that we are nevertheless, somehow, in some miraculous way,
03:50under the rubric of the international humanitarian law, still under its jurisdiction?
03:58Your Honor, it is not the Philippines that is under the jurisdiction.
04:03It is the individuals who are charged by the ICC, which is under the jurisdiction.
04:07There is a distinction, ma'am.
04:08Our views evolved during times, at times, and I don't know if it still has the same view up to today.
04:17Because we are talking about a clip which was done one and a half years ago.
04:22Our minds can change, ma'am.
04:25Clearly, there was no red notice from the International Police or Interpol on March 11.
04:31The Philippines sent a diffusion request.
04:34The Philippine Center on Transnational Crime received it on March 11.
04:40The request was based on the diffusion request requested by Duterte.
04:44The request was sent after the prior consultation with the government of the Philippines
04:49that agreed to comply with the International Award of Arrest.
04:53It is based on the Award of Arrest from the ICC.
04:57The diffusion in Article 97 of the Rules on Processing of Data
05:03is a standardized request to arrest, detain, or restrict movement of accused.
05:11Right, but it is not verified, it has not been investigated, and it has not been placed as an official.
05:20There is no task force, there is no compliance review.
05:22But it does not mean that it has no value.
05:27National Security Advisor Eduardo Año did not deny that he was part of the core group
05:32that planned to arrest Duterte on March 11.
05:36According to DLG Secretary John Vic Remulla,
05:40there was a core group that planned to arrest Duterte on March 11.
05:46Año, Remulla, Secretary Gilbert Chudoro and President Marcos were also part of the core group.
05:52My role was limited to the mandate of my office
05:57to assess that the situation does not escalate into a national security concern.
06:03The implementation of the ICC warrant is beyond my mandate and I had no part in it.
06:09I may also state for the record that I am not aware of any core group,
06:14nor am I a member of such group that allegedly planned and prepared for the arrest of former President Duterte.
06:22The Department of National Defense and the Armed Forces of the Philippines
06:26has no law enforcement mandate.
06:29Our sole mandate is to give support to the Philippine National Police when it is asked for.
06:36Senator Bong Go, who is close to Duterte, also faced a hearing.
06:41Although we respect this hearing,
06:44I am also saying that what I said is too late.
06:50I have no problem with attending hearings every day.
06:54But the question is, will you return Father Digong?
06:59For GMA Degraded News, Ian Cruz, for 24 Hours.