“… [P]inanood ko si Kitty [Duterte], sabi okay naman po si [President Duterte] at walang problema health-wise (I watched Kitty [Duterte] said [President Duterte] is okay and has no problem health-wise),” said Conti in an interview. The prosecution also rejected Duterte’s request for interim release, citing previous instances of the former president resisting arrest and threatening the ICC. They also cited statements made by Sara Duterte as their reason to reject their requests. “These examples demonstrate a pattern of the Duterte family refusing to accept the legitimacy of the legal proceedings against Mr Duterte and should militate against granting his interim release,” the prosecution said. Duterte supporters especially in Davao have staged activities recently urging the ICC to release Duterte.