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NAGA CITY - The arrest and detention of former President Rodrigo Duterte to face murder allegations related to his deadly "war on drugs" before the Hague-based International Criminal Court is part of due process, former Justice Secretary Leila de Lima and former Vice President Leni Robredo said Saturday.“What we witnessed was due process and the observance of Duterte's rights as a suspect or accused before the ICC.
Had it worseRobredo, for her part, said de Lima, who spent seven years in detention before being cleared of the drug charges filed against her, endured far worse conditions than Duterte's current ICC detention circumstances.“I won't go into the legalities, but I cannot help but compare ‘yung sitwasyon ngayon ni dating Pangulong Duterte sa sitwasyon ni Senator Leila before. Alam natin kung ano ‘yung pinagdaanan niya.
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