Former President Rodrigo Duterte. MALACAÑANG FILE PHOTO / KING RODRIGUEZ
MANILA, Philippines — “I did every part throughout my time period as president not for myself and my household however for the Filipino folks.”
That is former President Rodrigo Duterte’s touch upon his looming arrest warrant from the Worldwide Prison Court docket (ICC). He’s dealing with a case for crimes towards humanity allegedly dedicated through the bloody warfare on medicine of his administration.
Duterte reiterated that his actions through the warfare on medicine had been for the good thing about the Filipinos.
“Assuming na totoo, totoo talaga ‘yung naririnig ninyo, bakit ko ginawa ‘yan? Para sa sarili ko? Para sa pamilya ko? Para sa inyo at ang inyong mga anak sa ating bayan,” Duterte stated throughout a marketing campaign sortie for PDP-Laban senatorial candidates in Hong Kong on Sunday.
(Assuming what you hear is true, why did I do it? For myself? For my household? No, for you and your kids, for our nation.)
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He additionally claimed that the ICC has been after him for a very long time.
“Kaya naman ako, nakita ninyo na patong-patong ang kaso ko… Ang balita ko, could warrant daw ako pag… hindi, totoo, ‘yung sa ICC or one thing, matagal na akong hinahabol ng mga p***** i**,” Duterte stated.
(That’s why, as you may see, I’ve many circumstances… I heard there’s an arrest warrant for me… No, actually, this m***** f****** ICC or one thing has been after me for a very long time.)
“Ano man ang kasalanan ko? Na ginawa ko man ang lahat sa panahon ko para could konting katahimikan at mapayapa ang buhay ng Pilipino,” he added.
(What’s my fault? I simply did every part throughout my time to carry some peace and safety to the lives of Filipinos.)
Duterte then gestured as if slicing somebody’s head whereas saying that the ICC most likely sees him as somebody who kills.
The previous president additionally that he’s resigned to no matter destiny awaits him.
“Kaya ako man… Ang hinaing ko na lang sa inyo, tutal kung ganito man talaga ang swerte ko sa buhay, okay lang, tatanggapin ko yan. Eh, wala tayong magawa eh. Eh, hulihin tayo, kung ikulong tayo,” Duterte stated.
(So for me… My solely plea to you is, if that is actually my destiny in life, that’s okay, I’ll settle for it. There’s nothing we will do. If I’m arrested, if I’m jailed, so be it.)
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Duterte once more justified his administration’s aggressive stance on crime, saying individuals are pressured to confront evil when it’s proper in entrance of them.
“Tayo mga ayaw ng gulo, napipilitan tayo to confront evil as a result of nandyan sa harap natin. Sino ba namang gustong pumatay? p***** i**** ‘yan. Why would I waste my time?” he stated.
(We who don’t need bother are generally pressured to confront evil as a result of it’s proper in entrance of us. Who desires to kill? These m***** f******. Why would I waste my time?)
Duterte then jokingly requested the viewers to contribute to a fund for a monument in his honor if he’s imprisoned.
“Kaya lang within the meantime, mag-contribute kayo, maski 5 {dollars}, 10 {dollars}. Para paglabas ko sa presuhan, pagawaan ninyo akong monumento katabi ni [Jose] Rizal,” he quipped.
(Within the meantime, contribute one thing, even 5 or 10 {dollars}. In order that after I get out of jail, you may construct me a monument subsequent to Rizal.)
Duterte reportedly left the Philippines for Hong Kong on March 7. It was additionally reported that details about the ICC’s doable issuance of an arrest warrant for Duterte on March 8 was allegedly leaked to his camp.
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In the meantime, the Marcos administration stated it “is ready for any eventuality” concerning the ICC’s issuance of an arrest warrant for the previous president.
“The federal government is ready for any eventuality,” Presidential Communications Workplace (PCO) Secretary Jay Ruiz stated Sunday when requested in regards to the doable arrest warrant.
Philippine Nationwide Police Public Data Workplace chief Col. Randulf Tuaño additionally informed INQUIRER.web in a Viber message that the police drive is “ready for any eventualities.”
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However, PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro stated the workplace has not obtained any affirmation from the Palace concerning the issuance of an ICC arrest warrant.
