Ex-cop Royina Garma, who confirmed Duterte's death squad, arrested in US

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Retired police colonel Royina Garma – who implicated Rodrigo Duterte in drug war killings – has been arrested in the U.S.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/royina-garma-arrested-united-states-november-2024/

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00:00RETIRED POLICE COLONEL RUINA GARMA, WHO IMPLICATED RODRIGO DUTERTE IN DRUG WAR KILLINGS, HAS

00:07BEEN ARRESTED IN THE UNITED STATES.

00:09HER LAWYER, EMERITO QUILANG, TELLS RAPPLER TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, GARMA WAS ARRESTED UPON

00:14LANDING IN SAN FRANCISCO.

00:16SHE AND HER DAUGHTER HAVE BEEN IN THE CUSTODY OF CALIFORNIA OFFICIALS SINCE NOVEMBER 7.

00:20GARMA ALSO TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO TRAVEL TO THE U.S. IN AUGUST.

00:24SHE WAS BLOCKED BOTH TIMES BECAUSE HER VISA WAS CANCELLED WITHOUT HER KNOWLEDGE, LIKELY

00:28OWING TO U.S. SANCTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATORS.

00:30QUILANG COULDN'T CONFIRM THE REASONS FOR HER ARREST, BUT HE SAYS U.S. AUTHORITIES ASSURED

00:35HIM GARMA AND HER DAUGHTER ARE SAFE.

00:37JUSTICE SECRETARY BOEING REMULIA SAYS THE U.S. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE

00:42FLAGGED GARMA'S ARRIVAL AND IT IS NOW WORKING TO REPATRIATE HER.

00:46THERE IS NO WHOLE DEPARTURE ORDER ON GARMA, WHO DOES NOT HAVE A PENDING CASE IN THE PHILIPPINES.

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