By Rodolfo Dacleson II
(April 27, 2025) – A report by the committee on foreign relations of the Senate on Sunday said the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte and detention at the International Criminal Committee (ICC) was “politically motivated.”
The panel, which is headed by Sen. Imee Marcos, reported a supposed pattern of major political incidents before the administration of his brother, Pres. Bongbong Marcos Jr., took action, leading to Duterte’s arrest on March 11.
“After the pro-administration congressmen were forced to tone down the narrative to impeach VP (Vice President) Sara because of the massive Peace Rally by the INC (Iglesia ni Cristo) on January 13, 2025, the administration responded by concocting ‘Oplan Tugis’ or ‘Operation Pursuit’ followed by the statement of the secretary of justice (Boying Remulla) that the Marcos administration is open to sitting down with the ICC to discuss certain areas of cooperation,” said the committee report.
It also claimed that Duterte’s arrest was a “whole-of-government effort” against the Duterte family, citing a document entitled “Mid-Election Final Campaign Sprint Action Plan” by the Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats. It is headed by House Speaker Martin Romualdez, a cousin of the Marcoses.
“In the portion of the action plan entitled “How to Attack,” various government agencies, including the Philippine National Police and the House of Representatives, worked with former senator Antonio Trillanes in helping the ICC prosecutor obtain an ICC warrant for the arrest of FPRRD,” added the committee report.
Imee withdrew from the senatorial slate of his brother’s Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas for the upcoming midterm elections after starting an inquiry into Duterte’s arrest.
Duterte is facing 43 counts of murder at the ICC over crimes against humanity in his deadly war on drugs from 2011 to 2019.
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Human rights groups estimated that around 30,000 individuals were killed during the cruel policy, while only a handful of police officers have been held accountable.
(With reports from John Aroa, News5)
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