Had the Philippines been still a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC), former president Rodrigo Duterte could have been entitled to an extradition process instead of being surrendered.
But this was not the case, according to Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla. And Duterte only has himself to blame for it.
Remulla had this to say during the hearing of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on the topic of the former leader's arrest by ICC. Senator Imee Marcos led the inquiry.
READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2025/4/10/extradition-no-can-do-because-duterte-admin-withdrew-from-icc-remulla
But this was not the case, according to Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla. And Duterte only has himself to blame for it.
Remulla had this to say during the hearing of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on the topic of the former leader's arrest by ICC. Senator Imee Marcos led the inquiry.
READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2025/4/10/extradition-no-can-do-because-duterte-admin-withdrew-from-icc-remulla
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00:00Very clear man dito sa diffusion coming from ICC.
00:10Sinabi dito, action to be taken, locate an arrest with a view to extradition.
00:18Assurances are given that extradition will be sought upon arrest of the person
00:23in conformity with national laws and or applicable bilateral and multilateral treaties.
00:31Kaya tanawin ko sana si SOJ or yung PNP, bakit?
00:37Sabi ni SOJ kanina na extradition daw cannot be initiated by us,
00:43it should be initiated by the requesting party, either ICC or Interpol.
00:50Am I correct, sir?
00:51Tama po. Dapat po ICC. ICC po dapat.
00:56Yun po yung sa extradition. Pero surrender po sa atin po yun.
01:00Kaya nga, bakit? Wala masinabi dito surrender. Extradition lang.
01:04Kaya nga, bakit hindi natin hinintay?
01:07Yeah, with a view. With a view to extradition, bakit hindi natin hinintay yung ICC
01:12na mag-initiate ng extradition laban kay Pangulong Duterte?
01:17Bakit binyahin na kagad natin doon sa Interpol?
01:21Wala mas sinabi dito na kailangan natin i-surrender.
01:23Ang extradition po na nasasabi po sa Section 17,
01:27ay meron pong treaty sa extradition, sa extraditing state.
01:31Kung ano ho, ang bawa, ang ICC at Pilipinas,
01:34kung tayo po member ng ICC,
01:36kailangan po ng judicial proceedings.
01:40Hindi na po tayo mayambro ng ICC eh.
01:43Kasi kung mayambro po tayo ng ICC,
01:45nakakatulong sana kay President Duterte
01:47na hindi po siya ililipad.
01:51Eh, siya po yung mismo nag-atras ng ating membership eh.
01:54Eh, kaya nga eh.
01:56Kasi yung po yung malinaw na malinaw po,
01:58na may treaty po na kinakailangan
02:01para ho, magkaroon na extradition.
02:04Eh, wala pong treaty eh.
02:05Kasi nga, nag-withdrawn na tayo sa ICC.
02:08Di ba ho, treaty yung dati?
02:10Sabagat ang Senado po, nag-concur.
02:11Nag-concur po sila sa treaty.
02:14But unilaterally, it was withdrawn by the President.
02:18Kaya po, nangyari dyan.
02:20Pero sir, ito.
02:21Very clear man ito, sir.
02:23Ako ha?
02:24Hindi ako bugado. Ikaw bugado ka ha?
02:25Pero ako ha?
02:27I just don't want to be emotional about everything.
02:30Gusto ko lang talagang, para malaman natin itong totoo nito eh.
02:35Ito, very clear na kung hindi naman na hinihingi ang surrender,
02:39ang hinihingi lang nila is extradition.
02:41With a view to extradition.
02:43Yung nga ho, extradition will fail, sir.
02:46Extradition will fail because,
02:49wala ho ano eh.
02:50Kung ang tatanongin nyo ngayon,
02:51kasi nga wala nga tayong treaty.
02:53So kung will fail, will fail, will fail.
02:55Bakit pa natin sinurinder si Pangulong Gapitin?
02:58Tsaka ano ho,
02:58yung extradition po nakalagay sa batas,
03:01eh state party po,
03:02ang isa pong tinitingnan natin,
03:04bansa po ang sinasabi
03:06sa section 17.
03:09Ano ho,
03:10kung yung mga coma nga,
03:12Sir, nanggagaling ito sa ICC,
03:14itong papel ito.
03:15Pero yung sa section 17 nga,
03:17yung ating batas nga,
03:18sinasabi nga,
03:19dahil sa mga coma na yan,
03:21ay,
03:21ang mahalaga,
03:25state party po
03:26ang mag-a-apply ng extradition.
03:28Eh, wala ho tayong
03:29treaty
03:30sa state party
03:32o sa ICC
03:33kasi nga,
03:34inatrust po
03:35ng President Nuker 2.
03:36So bakit pa natin sinurinder?
03:38Bakit pa natin sinurinder?
03:39Kasi yung po yung sinasabi ng batas eh.
03:41May surrender.
03:42May surrender.
03:43Opo.
03:44That's what the law says.
03:46The law may be harsh,
03:47but it is the law.
03:51The law may be harsh,