MANILA, Philippines - President Rodrigo Duterte is not keen on facing an international tribunal as the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a resolution seeking to look into the human rights situation in the country, noting that he will only answer to a Philippine court. "I will only face, be tried or face a trial in a Philippine court, presided by a Filipino judge, (and) prosecuted by a Filipino. And maybe they can reimpose death penalty, (so I can) die in Filipino land," Duterte said early Wednesday morning in an interview over Pastor Apollo Quiboloy's television program. Last week, the 48-member UNHRC adopted an Iceland resolution, which urged the human rights bod...
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