Police in Manila, where they were parked next to the Philippine presidential palace, on Friday, told the AFP news agency that they had surrounded a convoy of at least 100 motorcycle riders carrying signs that read “Bring Him Home.”
In one of the more than 200 birthday celebrations in the southern city of Davao, thousands of the ex-president’s supporters gathered in a candle-lit rally demanding his release.
According to 44-year-old supporter Darbie Bula, “Almost all Filipinos love him and are very sad for him right now.”
His eldest daughter, Sara Duterte, a vice president of the Philippines, has been in The Hague since March 11 when he was arrested, and she described how the support “makes the challenges he is facing today more bearable.”
Numerous calls for Duterte’s release abound outside the detention center in The Hague.
According to organiser Aldwin Villarta, “We hope that he will be back in the Philippines as soon as possible.” He doesn’t appear to have a case to respond, he said. He’s doing this, in my opinion, is unfair.
The client was informed of the events in Davao and The Hague, according to Nicholas Kaufman, Duterte’s lead defense attorney, who spoke to AFP.
He expressed his happiness at the supporters’ overwhelming support for this significant birthday, and he said via email that we will work to make sure he will celebrate their upcoming engagements.
Before his scheduled September 23 court appearance, Duterte will have to wait six months inside the United Nations Scheveningen facility.
He will be able to contest the allegations and have them confirmed during the court hearing.
Duterte is accused of a crime against humanity for his years-long anti-drug and dealer campaign, which human rights groups claimed claimed claimed claimed to have resulted in up to 30 000 deaths.
Source: Aljazeera
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