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Philippine former president Rodrigo Duterte sits in a chair, in a location given as Villamor Air Base, after being served an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court, in Metro Manila, Philippines, in this screengrab obtained by Reuters from social media video on March 11, 2025. (Veronica Duterte via Instagram via Reuters)MANILA — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday he should be put on trial in a court in the Philippines and not the International criminal Court.
“If I committed a sin, prosecute me in Philippine courts,” he told police officers while in custody in Manila.
His remarks were streamed live on Instagram by his youngest daughter.
—Reporting by Karen Lema; Editing by Martin Petty
