Imee, Boying face off in Senate probe into Duterte arrest

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Senator Imee Marcos leads a Senate probe on Thursday, March 20, into the arrest and transfer of former president Rodrigo Duterte to the ICC in The Hague.  For more stories: https://www.rappler.com/

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00:00Senator Aimee Marcos leads a Senate probe on Thursday, March 20, into the arrest and

00:05transfer of former President Rodrigo Duterte to the ICC in The Hague.

00:09Only two other senators joined the five-hour hearing, Duterte's 2016 running mate Senator

00:13Alan Peter Cayetano and Senator Jingoy Estrada.

00:17Top Philippine government officials like Justice Secretary Boyeng Remulia, Interior Secretary

00:21John Vic Remulia, CIDG Chief Nicolás Torre defend Duterte's arrest.

00:26They say it is compliant with both Philippine laws and Manila's international commitments.

00:30Towards the end of the hearing, Marcos insists Duterte should have been tried by local courts.

00:35But Boyeng Remulia explains, the drug war killings fell through the cracks of the local

00:39justice system.

00:56That's what you're saying is the failure of our justice system.

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