VP Sara says ex-President Duterte’s arrest has no legal basis<br /><br />Vice President Sara Duterte, the daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte, on Tuesday, March 11, said her father's arrest has no legal basis.<br />Sara Duterte spoke to reporters outside the Villamor Airbase in Manila and said she will be traveling to The Hague and assist with the legal defense of her father.<br /><br />Rodrigo Duterte, a firebrand ex-mayor and former prosecutor who led the Philippines from 2016 to 2022, was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport early on Tuesday, in a major step in the ICC's investigation into thousands of killings in an anti-drugs crackdown that caused shock and condemnation around the world.<br /><br />The "war on drugs" was Duterte's signature campaign platform that swept the mercurial crime-buster to power and he soon delivered on promises he made during vitriolic speeches to kill thousands of drug pushers and users. <br /><br />REUTERS VIDEO<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br /> <br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br /> <br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /> <br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br /> <br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer <br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br /> <br />#TheManilaTimes<br />#tmtnews<br />#rodrigoduterte<br />#thehague<br />#saraduterte<br />#internationalcriminalcourt
