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REMULLA: GARMA TO TESTIFY VS DUTERTE BEFORE ICC
Tempo
|September 9, 2025
Retired police colonel and former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) general manager Royina M. Garma, who went to Malaysia to meet with representatives of the International Criminal Court (ICC), has agreed to testify on the alleged extrajudicial killings during the administration of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla confirmed that Garma’s ICC testimony was the reason she left the Philippines for Malaysia last Sunday, just a day after arriving from the United States.
“I think she agreed to be a witness, according to Sen. Sonny Trillanes (former senator Antonio Trillanes IV),” Remulla told reporters during a press briefing.
“So, as we speak, she’s with them right now, with the ICC people in Malaysia,’ he added.
Remulla emphasized that meeting with the ICC abroad was the safest option for Garma, citing potential threats to her life in the Philippines.
“Let's face it. Uniformed personnel ang kalaban n’ya,” he said.
Before her departure, Garma met with outgoing National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Jaime “Jimmy” B. Santiago.
This story is from the September 9, 2025 edition of Tempo.
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