Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra opts out of defending the Marcos administration in the petition filed by former president Rodrigo Duterte with the Supreme Court, questioning the legality of his arrest and transfer to the International Criminal Court.
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00:00Solicitor General Minardo Guevara opts out of defending the Marx administration in the
00:06petition filed by former President Rodrigo Duterte with the Supreme Court, questioning
00:10the legality of his arrest and transfer to the International Criminal Court. Guevara's
00:15position as the Solicitor General makes him the de facto lawyer for cases filed against
00:19the government. In a message, Guevara confirms to Rappler that he filed a manifestation to
00:24recuse.
00:25The manifestation says the Office of the Solicitor General cannot defend the administration because
00:30it has always taken the position that the ICC had lost jurisdiction. This concerns the
00:35first petition filed by Duterte, a last-minute relief that sought to stop the government
00:39from sending him to the Hague. The Supreme Court has already denied any immediate relief,
00:44but the case continues in its entirety and merits. It is not clear whether the Justice
00:49Department will step in in place of Guevara.