Vice Pres. Sara Duterte Reacts To Meeting of Sen. Imee Marcos, Duterte’s Lawyer Nicholas Kaufman
SARA DUTERTE – The Vice President spoke on the meeting of Senator Imee Marcos and former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s lawyer, Nicholas Kaufman.
Sen. Imee Marcos is currently in The Hague with Vice Pres. Duterte and her mother, Elizabeth Zimmerman. The Vice President is scheduled for visits to her father, former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte, who is currently detained under the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Amid Pres. Bongbong Marcos being accused of “betrayal” by Senator Bato dela Rosa over Duterte’s arrest and many others who share the same sentiment, the presidential sister took the side of the Duterte family. According to her, she could not accept what was done to the former President.
Sen. Marcos even left the senatorial slate endorsed by her brother, Pres. Marcos, amid the election campaign period. When she exited the team of the Alyansa Para Sa Pagbabago, she claimed that the actions of the government over Duterte’s arrest do not match her ideals and principles in life. She stressed that she will just join the local campaign sorties.
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte who previously expressed her gratitude to Sen. Imee Marcos for the Senate investigation over her father’s arrest endorsed the presidential sister. According to her, the Senator is different from PBBM as she thinks of solutions to the problems.
Although it was not clear if it was intended to be a form of entertainment or something serious, in one campaign rally, Vice Pres. Duterte made a deal with Sen. Marcos that the people will bring her back to the Senate while she will former Pres. Duterte back to the country.
The Senator’s reelection bid was a success. She ranked 12th in the senatorial race clinching the last spot of the Senate Magic 12. In her Proclamation Speech. Sen. Imee Marcos mentioned former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte and Vice Pres. Sara Duterte but not Pres. Bongbong Marcos. When asked about it, she claimed that she forgot her brother.
In The Hague, Sen. Imee Marcos meet the lawyer of former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte, British-Israeli lawyer Nicholas Kaufman. He is the lead counsel of the former President. According to her, together with Kaufman, they will bring Duterte home.
Recently, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte spoke on the meeting of Sen. Imee Marcos and her father’s lawyer, Nicholas Kaufman. Based on a report on ABS-BN News, the Vice President claimed that the Senator has no role in the case of her father.
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte further claimed that Sen. Imee Marcos was just there to talk to lawyer Nicholas Kaufman. Based on the report, she further expressed that she is already out from what the two (2) lawyers have talked about.
“Wala pong role si Senator Imee sa case ni former President Rodrigo Duterte. Nandito lang siya para kausapin si Atty. Kaufman. Kung ano man ang napag-usapan nila dahil wala ako doon. So mas mahalaga siguro na makausap ninyo si Senator Imee Marcos. Either sa defense or sa ICC prosecution case ay wala siyang role,” the Vice President said.
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte also claimed that former Pres. Duterte is thankful to Sen. Imee Marcos. According to her, her father wants to talk to the Senator but the ICC did not allow them.