ICC bars Imee Marcos from visiting Duterte in detention

THE International Criminal Court (ICC) did not allow Sen. Imee Marcos to visit former President Rodrigo Duterte at the Scheveningen Prison in The Hague, Netherlands, Vice President Sara Duterte revealed.

“Binanggit ko sa kanya na nandito si Sen. Imee Marcos pero hindi siya pinayagan ng ICC na makabisita at makausap si dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte,” the vice president said.

VP Duterte and her mother, Elizabeth Zimmerman, were able to visit the former president on May 30, the eve of her birthday.

According to ICC guidelines, only immediate family members, legal counsel, consular representatives, and spiritual advisers are allowed to visit detainees.