The Philippines arrested firebrand former President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday (March 11) at the request of the International Criminal Court, a major step in the world body's investigation into thousands of killings in a bloody "war on drugs" that defined his presidency.
Eyewitness footage from Duterte's daughter Veronica shows him held in custody, questioning the reason for his arrest.
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Eyewitness footage from Duterte's daughter Veronica shows him held in custody, questioning the reason for his arrest.
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00:00for detention and the basis for detention so what is the law and what is
00:08the crime that I committed. For me now the legal basis for my being here as I
00:20apparently I was brought here not of my own volition. It's somebody else's
00:29If it's not someone else's, then it's probably yours because this is your structure. So you have to answer now for the deprivation of liberty.
00:46When it comes to the trial, I will call you to the witness stand, I will say that you are the person who arrested me, I know the reason why.
01:11Have you read the documents or at least have you read the case at that time when you made the arrest, so that you would be guided to what you should know.