SAGIP party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta, who is running for senator, doubts the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte will result in peace in the country. File Photo from Rep. Rodante Marcoleta鈥檚 Facebook page.
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� The arrest of Rodrigo Duterte will 鈥渘ot result in peace鈥� in the country, according to SAGIP party-list representative and Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP) senatorial bet Rodante Marcoleta.
鈥淎ng nakikita kong scenario ay hindi magiging tahimik ang buhay-politika ng ating bansa. Maaaring yung mga kababayan natin na nagmamahal sa dating pangulo ay malulungkot din,鈥� Marcoleta said in an interview on Tuesday.
(The scenario I see is that the country鈥檚 politics will not be quiet. Our fellow countrymen who love the former president may also be saddened by this.)
鈥淜ung ito po ay talagang nangyari at ginawa nila (referring to the warrant), alam ko po hindi ito pagmumulan ng kapayapaan. Lalo lamang tayo gugulo bilang isang bansa,鈥� Marcoleta added.
(If this happened and they did this, I know this wouldn鈥檛 result in peace. The country will only be thrown into more chaos.)
Duterte was arrested on Tuesday after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant against him for alleged crimes against humanity in connection with his bloody war on drugs.
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鈥淣akakalungkot itong pangyayaring ito. Si Pangulong Duterte ay isa sa mga dinadakila ng Pilipino鈥� Yung kanyang pagdurog sa mga gumagamit ng droga ay isang pamamaraan ng isang presidente para isagawa ang alam niya makabubuti sa kanyang bansa,鈥� Marcoleta said.
(This is a sad development. President Duterte is one of those exalted by Filipinos鈥is campaign against drug users was one of the ways a president can do what he thinks is best for the country.)
鈥淜ung inaakala ng iba na yun ay mali, nasasakanila yun. Pero ang presidente ay malaya sa kanyang gagawin sapagkat siya ang nakakaalam ng kabutihan ng kanyang mamamayan,鈥� the SAGIP party-list representative added.
(If others think this is wrong, that鈥檚 on them. But the president is free to do it because he knows the goodness of his people.)
Marcoleta questioned the validity of the ICC warrant, claiming it was only a red notice from the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol).
鈥淸K]ung walang warrant of arrest at sa ilalim lang ng red notice ng ICC o ng Interpol, medyo kwestyonable. Kaduda-duda yung paraan kung bakit ang dating pangulo ng bansa ay kanilang dakpin, huhulin,鈥� he said.
(If there鈥檚 no warrant of arrest and it鈥檚 only a red notice from the ICC or the Interpol, that鈥檚 rather questionable. The way they caught and arrested the former president of the country was dubious.)
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Duterte had questioned why he was taken into police custody, saying it was illegal detention.