China says it has not received any asylum application from Philippines' Duterte


BEIJING: China has not received any application for asylum from Philippines' former President Rodrigo Duterte (pic) and his family, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday (March 24).

Duterte's trip to Hong Kong was for his personal holidays, ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told a regular press conference.

The former president was arrested on March 11 at Manila's main airport on his arrival from Hong Kong at the request of the International Criminal Court (ICC) as part of its probe into a "war on drugs" that defined his presidency. - Reuters

 

 

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