Pakistan, Jan. 19 -- MANILA - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is facing an impeachment complaint filed by a lawyer on Monday, accusing him of betraying public trust and violating constitutional duties by allowing the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte earlier this year.

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The impeachment pleading was submitted by Andre De Jesus, who alleged that Duterte's detention and transfer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague amounted to "kidnapping." The narrative mirrors claims advanced by the Duterte family, who maintain that the former leader was forced to face trial over the deadly anti-drug crackdown that defined his 2016-2022 t...