The vice president has described former President Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest over his deadly drug war as ‘oppression’.

Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 12/03/2025 | 00:00:00

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Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte is on her way to the Netherlands to help her father after he was arrested in Manila on a warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC) he could now become the first Asian former head of state to go on trial at the ICC. Sara boarded a morning flight to Amsterdam. Sara is planning to organise her father’s legal team in the Netherlands, local news outlet Rappler reports. “This is a blatant affront to our sovereignty and an insult to every Filipino who believes in our nation’s independence,” she says. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has defended his government’s decision to facilitate the former president’s arrest.

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