00:00Various groups have expressed support to the Philippine government's decision to uphold
00:05its commitment to the International Criminal Police Organization or INTERPOL, which led
00:10to the arrest of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte over crimes against humanity charges
00:16before the International Criminal Court or ICC.
00:19During a Palace Press briefing, Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary and Palace
00:25Press Officer Attorney Claire Castro read statements from different sectors endorsing
00:31the arrest of the former leader.
00:34Jose Castro further highlighted that the move is not an act of vengeance but a pursuit of
00:39justice for the victims and families affected by the previous administration's war on drugs.
00:47This momentous event sends a message to human rights abusers, everywhere that one day they
00:52could be held to account.
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