Duterte's daughter wants father's first court appearance to be delayed until she talks to him: Video

FILE PHOTO: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's 6th State of the Nation Address (SONA)

FILE PHOTO: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he delivers his 6th State of the Nation Address (SONA), at the House of Representative in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David/File Photo

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Sara Duterte, daughter of former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, is seeking permission from the International Criminal Court to talk to her father before his first hearing.

According to Sara, who is currently in the Netherlands, she is not been i n contact with her father since he was whisked away from Manila on Wednesday, March 12 to The Hague.

"Our expectations today, number one is that we will be given permission to visit the former president. We are waiting for the papers. We already submitted all the requirements. Next is we are praying and hoping that the court will grant our request to move the initial appearance just so that we can properly sit down with the former president and discuss the legal strategies since we haven't talked to him yet," Sara told AFP.

Rodrigo Duterte is facing trial for "injustices against humanity" through a war on drugs which resulted in the deaths of over 6000 individuals during his presidency from 2016 to 2022.

Abigail Johnson Boakye