Digong Does Holland

Let’s not pretend there’s a Christ-like figure in The Hague. What we have there is Barabbas, a detainee from Davao. No one’s about to be martyred for humanity’s sins. Rather, we have the reverse: a man whose alleged crimes against humanity are so numerous that even the dullest intellect would struggle to keep count. And yet, the DDS mob clamors not for justice, but for a homecoming. They demand the return of a man who, by all available evidence, has left a trail of corpses in his wake.

In this kind of situation, a sane society would expedite the trial. A sick one would hold a parade.

[Pastilan] If Duterte were truly brave, why does a courtroom scare him?

In this kind of situation, a sane society would expedite the trial. A sick one would hold a parade.

[Pastilan] If Duterte were truly brave, why does a courtroom scare him?

‘Male captus bene detentus: wrongly captured, properly detained — it’s a settled doctrine in international law’

We all thought we’ve had enough of a blockbuster for March: A former strongman was arrested and flown to The Hague and compelled to face three women-judges like a meek lamb, and then an impeached vice president of a daughter had turned into his sometimes brash, sometimes modest spokesperson. 

A younger daughter, who shot to Instagram fame for her screams of love for the father, was dumped by friends for baking while waking or whatever the “wake and bake” term means. And then the eager-beaver Harry Roque, self-proclaimed lawyer for the jailed ex-president, was dismissed as counsel shortly after he announced intent to apply for asylum in the Netherlands. Roque is being probed for alleged human trafficking, which makes his asylum bid a long shot.

The Filipino family drama does not end there.

[Rappler’s Best] Male captus bene detentus

‘Male captus bene detentus: wrongly captured, properly detained — it’s a settled doctrine in international law’

[Rappler’s Best] Male captus bene detentus 

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