Vice Pres. Sara Duterte Speaks on Dad Rodrigo’s ICC Case Anew
SARA DUTERTE – The Vice President called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to back off and not to interfere with the Philippines as she called for her father’s release.
Members of the family of former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte take turns in visiting the former Chief Executive inside the ICC detention facility in The Hague, Netherlands. He is detained under the custody of the foreign court for more than four (4) months now.
Former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s ex-wife previously claimed that he is now “skin and bones” inside the ICC detention facility. According to Elizabeth Zimmerman, the former Chief Executive lost his appetite to food and spends most of his time sleeping and watching television.
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte confirmed that former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte is “skin and bones” now but claimed that she prefers the slim physique of her father. According to her, his previous physique with a huge belly looked unhealthy for his heart.
The Vice President further said that the public might have yet to see her father as thin as he is now. According to her, they understand the worries of his supporters but it is really his loss of appetite on food that caused his weight loss.
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte is now back in The Hague, Netherlands for scheduled visits to former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte. Recently, she reiterated her call for the release of her father and his return to the Philippines. She stressed that the ICC should not interfere with the Philippines as only the Filipinos can decide.
“Kaya tayo nandito kasi gusto natin sabihin sa ICC, bitawan nyo na yan. Huwag nyo kaming pakialaman. Dahil bansa namin ito, kung ano yung gusto namin mangyari, kami lang mga Pilipino ang magdidesisyon,” the Vice President said.
Vice Pres. Duterte claimed that the Filipinos have a former president who is currently jailed because he allegedly did his duties as the country’s leader. She believes that what the ICC is doing is supposedly meddling with what we are doing for the country.
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte also claimed at the Free Duterte Now rally in The Hague that the ICC and the Marcos administration allegedly used each other in the arrest of the former President. The foreign court supposedly wants the custody of the former Chief Executive while the admin of Pres. Bongbong Marcos allegedly wants to keep her father away from the country.
The younger Duterte stressed that her father was the “foremost staunch critic” of the Marcos administration. Allegedly, the current admin does not want an opposition so it wants the former President away.
The camp of the former President has sought his interim release. However, based on a report on GMA News, Duterte’s lawyers have recently asked the foreign court to pause on deciding over the matter as they await some documents to support his bid.
Amid the Vice President’s tirades against the Marcos admin., Zambales First District Representative Jay Khonghun defended Pres. Bongbong Marcos from the claim of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte that his admin and the ICC allegedly colluded over her father’s arrest.