A post on Facebook (FB) is spreading multiple false claims after former president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested under a warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) last week.
The online post was published less than 24 hours after Duterte’s arrest on March 11. Its text read, in part:
“Mismong judge napo I.C.C Ang nag Sabi na Hindi na sakop ng jurisdiction nila Ang pilipinas kaya Wala Silang karapatan na litisin si Tatay Digong… Malinaw na kidnapping Ang ginawa ng ating pangulong Marcos. Dahil Wala Silang ipinakitamg anomang dokomento na si tatay digong ay aarestohin.
(An ICC judge himself said their court has no jurisdiction over the Philippines so they have no right to put Duterte to trial… It’s clear that President Ferdinand Marcos orchestrated [his] kidnapping due to the lack of any document saying Duterte should be arrested).”
Aside from claiming that Duterte was “kidnapped” and that the ICC has no jurisdiction over the Philippines in this case, the publisher of the erroneous post also stated that First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos was allegedly detained under the orders of United States (US) President Donald Trump for her supposed involvement in the death of a famous personality.
All of these claims are not true and continue to circulate as Duterte, who made his initial appearance before the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber at The Hague on March 14, awaits the confirmation of his charges in relation to his bloody war on drugs.
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