US EditionICC judges decline to release former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, citing flight risk
The ICC ruled Duterte’s detention is needed to prevent flight, obstruction, and further crimes amid charges of 76 alleged murders tied to his drug war, court documents show.
- ICC judges have denied former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's request for medical release, ruling he poses a flight risk and could influence witnesses if freed.
- Duterte faces three counts of crimes against humanity related to his alleged involvement in at least 76 murders during his time as mayor and president.
- The ICC found that Duterte's health claims were insufficient for release and emphasized the need for detention to ensure his presence at trial.
- Duterte's son criticized the ICC's ruling as a 'gross and disgraceful miscarriage of justice,' calling it political theater.
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On Friday, the International Criminal Tribunal (ICC) denied provisional release to former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte who his lawyers had claimed for humanitarian reasons. In a ruling published on his website this Friday, the Court considers that the defense of the former President of the Philippines, charged last month on three counts of crimes against humanity, does not argue the reasons that could justify his release. “It does not su…
ICC reject's Duterte's request for release from detention
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte must remain behind bars while awaiting trial, judges at the ICC have ruled, saying he might use his freedom to interfere with the legal process and suggesting he was a flight risk.
ICC rejects Duterte's request for release from detention pending trial
THE HAGUE: International Criminal Court judges have rejected a request by former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte's defence lawyers to release him from detention pending trial, court documents made public on Friday (Oct 10) show.Lawyers for the octogenarian
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