Personal aircraft proven in video not for Duterte’s return to PH

The ICC’s resolution to disclaim Duterte’s attraction for interim launch blurs his probability of celebrating Christmas within the Philippines

Declare: The aircraft proven in a video will probably be used to take Rodrigo Duterte from The Hague, Netherlands again to the Philippines. 

Score: FALSE

Why we fact-checked this: The video, posted on December 4, has already obtained 676,000 views, 22,000 reactions, 1,800 feedback, and 1,100 shares as of writing. The textual content on the video says, “Sure sa Pinas na magpapasko si Tatay (Sure, Tatay will rejoice Christmas within the Philippines).” 

It additionally added, “Kasama ni Inday ang mga kapatid. Prepared na ang personal aircraft! Bantay sarado ng bodyguard! (Inday is along with her siblings. The personal aircraft is prepared! It’s guarded by bodyguards).”

The 12-second video reveals a non-public aircraft making ready to park and being assisted by a smaller automobile for maneuvering on the bottom. Some Fb customers believed that the aircraft was certainly being ready for Duterte’s return. 

One wrote, “Sana totoo na kung ganun, thanks Lord!..pinag bigyan mo ang want ni PRRD at dininig mo ang prayers ng mamamayan pilipino (I hope it’s true then. Thanks, Lord! You granted PRRD’s want and heard the prayers of the Filipino folks).”

The information: No credible experiences present that Duterte is about to return to the Philippines utilizing the personal aircraft within the video. A reverse picture search additionally reveals no related posts or movies from any credible sources that may assist the mentioned declare. 

The Worldwide Felony Court docket (ICC) appeals chamber had just lately denied Duterte’s request for interim launch. The choice additionally blurs Duterte’s probability of celebrating Christmas within the Philippines, opposite to the submit’s declare. 

Interim launch: The five-person appeals chamber dominated on November 28 that the grounds offered by the Duterte camp “weren’t sufficiently set out within the case at hand.” 

Duterte’s protection counsel cited his age and well being as the idea of his interim launch. Nonetheless, the ICC argued that the dangers of Duterte’s momentary freedom, equivalent to evading the case, recommitting the identical crimes the detainee is accused of, and jeopardizing the investigation, couldn’t be mitigated by the proposed situations. 

The Duterte camp had beforehand filed an interim launch attraction with the ICC pre-trial chamber nevertheless it was additionally rejected in October. 

ICC detention: Duterte was arrested on March 11 upon his return from Hong Kong. He was then despatched to the ICC detention facility in The Hague, Netherlands to face trial and fees of crimes towards humanity following his administration’s struggle on medication. 

Human Rights watchdogs reported that nearly 30,000 people, together with youngsters, had been victims of extrajudicial killings. 

Earlier reality checks: Rappler had debunked related claims about Duterte’s detention and interim launch: 

– Angelee Kaye Abelinde/Rappler.com 

Angelee Kaye Abelinde is a scholar journalist based mostly in Naga Metropolis, and an alumna of Rappler’s Aries Rufo Journalism Fellowship 2024. 

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