The 79-year-old, the first Asian former head of state charged by the ICC, stands accused of the crime against humanity of murder over his years-long campaign against drug users and dealers that rights groups have said killed thousands.
The two families have had a spectacular falling out since Marcos teamed with Duterte to win an election landslide in 2022. The latter has since been impeached on charges that include an alleged assassination plot against the president.
“It is imperative to establish whether due process was followed and to ensure that his legal rights were not just upheld but protected,“ she said, adding: “Our sovereignty and legal processes must remain paramount.”
The Senate has set a public hearing for Thursday and invited top police and other government officials to give evidence.
Hours after the arrest, Imee Marcos challenged the wisdom of the arrest of “poor president Duterte”, warning at a news conference: “This can only lead to trouble”.
On Friday, she declared: “I cannot accept what they did to (Duterte).”
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