(UPDATE) A LAWYER accredited by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday refuted claims that former president Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest was “warrantless,” stressing that it was done in full compliance with Philippine law and international statutes.
In a press briefing in Malacañang, Joel Butuyan said the validity of the implementation of the arrest warrant is based on Republic Act (RA) 9851 (An Act Defining and Penalizing Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide and Other Crimes Against Humanity) and the Rome Statute.