Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile said that the current legal problem of former President Rodrigo Duterte comes from laws enforceable by the International Criminal Court and not by Philippine laws.
“The current legal problem of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte is not caused by Philippine laws. His legal problem is caused by laws enforceable by the International Criminal Court (ICC),” he said in a Facebook post.
“It is not correct to blame the Philippine government for the current legal problem of ex-PRRD,” he added.
Enrile urged Duterte’s lawyers to secure a copy of the ICC arrest warrant against the former President.
“His lawyers should endeavor to secure a copy of the ICC charges against him so that they will know why he was ordered to be arrested by the ICC,” he said.
“Philippine domestic laws have nothing to do with his current legal problem,” he added.