Philippine Senate Probes Duterte Arrest

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Officials in the Philippines have defended their decision to arrest former President Rodrigo Duterte and send him to the International Criminal Court in The Hague in a Senate hearing lasting five hours.

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00:00The Philippines has defended its decision to hand over former President Rodrigo Duterte

00:05to the International Criminal Court, responding to widespread backlash from his supporters.

00:11At a Senate hearing on Thursday, lawmakers grilled officials for more than five hours

00:15about Duterte's transfer to The Hague.

00:18Defense Chief Gilbert Teodoro also defended the military's role in assisting with Duterte's

00:23arrest.

00:24The former president has been charged with crimes against humanity over his deadly crackdown

00:29on drugs.

00:30His daughter, Vice President Sarah Duterte, says she's looking at the limited options

00:34to bring her father back to the Philippines, but did not give details.

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