President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. received his first impeachment complaint from the Duterte Youth Party.
According to the complaint, Marcos tarnished the sovereignty of the Philippines after he allegedly allowed the surrender of former President Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court (ICC).
“Instead of honoring his years of service and recognizing his contributions to the nation, the Marcos administration allowed his arrest and swift surrender to foreigners in less than 14 hours, disregarding his fundamental rights and the legal safeguards enshrined in the Philippine Constitution and other domestic laws,” they said.
“This betrayal highlights the gross failure of the Philippine government. A former head of state was handed over with undue haste, without exhausting the legal protections available to every Filipino citizen,” they added.
The Palace has yet to comment on the move made by the party list.
It can be recalled that President Marcos was not included in the list of people named behind Duterte’s arrest based on the investigation of the chief executive’s sister, Sen. Imee Marcos.