Petitions Filed by Duterte Siblings before the SC
The Duterte siblings filed petitions to the Supreme Court over the continued detention of their father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, under the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The appeal of former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte for his interim release was junked by the ICC again last November 28. The ruling came with a unanimous decision among the judges who believe that the former President should remain within the perimeters of the ICC detention center in The Hague, Netherlands.
Former Pres. Duterte was represented by his lawyer, Nicholas Kaufman, at the hearing over his ICC interim release appeal. The former Chief Executive waived his rights to personally appear at the hearing.
According to Kaufman, they might refile the interim release plea again. The British-Israeli Lawyer stressed that they did their best on the appeal for the temporary release of the former President.
Through a statement posted on social media, the Duterte siblings claimed that they accept the ICC ruling on their father’s interim release appeal “with open hearts”. Three (3) of them, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte, Davao Cong. Paolo Duterte, and Kitty Duterte, have already visited their father following the court’s decision.
Recently, the Duterte siblings have filed separate petitions before the Supreme Court over the arrest and the continued detention of former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte. Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, they asked the high court to order the government officials to facilitate the return of their father.
Davao Cong. Paolo Duterte asked the Supreme Court to issue a writ of habeas corpus so former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte could be discharged from confinement and detention. The eldest son of the former President also asked the high court to “prohibit respondents from cooperating with the ICC and Interpol relating to the application of the Rome Statute in the Philippines”.
Based on the report, on the memorandum, the Duterte siblings expressed their claim that the extradition and surrender of the Philippine government of their father is allegedly illegal. Former presidential spokesman Harry Roque assisted by the children of his former boss in the memorandum.
On social media, Roque stressed that the memorandum was made to emphasize that the ICC allegedly has no jurisdiction over the Philippines after the country withdrew from the Rome Statute in 2019.
Recently, following his visit to his father inside the ICC detention center, Davao Cong. Paolo Duterte gave a message for the Filipinos over corruption in the government.