Victims Decry ICC's Postponement of Duterte's Trial

Victims decry ICC's postponement of Duterte's trial

THE alleged victims of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody war on drugs, along with their advocates, on Tuesday denounced the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to postpone the start of his confirmation of charges hearing, calling it a delaying tactic meant to shield him from accountability.The hearing, originally scheduled for Sept. 23, 2025, was postponed by Pre-Trial Chamber I following a request from Duterte’s lawyers, who c…

Kin of drug war victims undeterred to hold Duterte accountable amid ICC postponement of hearing

MANILA – For the families left behind by the brutal anti-illegal drug campaign of Rodrigo Duterte, the prosecution of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is ‘their court of last resort’. The recent postponement of the hearing about the confirmation of charges, for them, is a delaying tactic. ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I decided to postpone the hearing on the confirmation of charges against former President Rodrigo Duterte. The announcement was mad…

Drug war victims’ families decry Duterte’s bid to delay ICC trial

Families of victims of the Duterte administration’s bloody “war on drugs” and human rights advocates have condemned the indefinite postponement of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s confirmation of charges hearing before the International Criminal Court (ICC). In a press briefing in Quezon City on September 9, they said Duterte’s request to delay the proceedings was a blatant attempt to escape accountability. The day before, on September 8, the …

ICC postpones Duterte hearing, victims call out delaying tactics

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The confirmation of charges hearing against former President Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC) was postponed after his defense lawyer claimed the former president is “unfit” to stand trial. The postponement of the hearing which was supposedly set on September 23 upset human rights lawyers who represent the victims of Duterte’s drug war, claiming this is one of the ploys of the Duterte camp to del…

ICC postpones hearing on confirmation of charges vs. Duterte

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor Former president Rodrigo Duterte (PNA file photo) MANILA – The International Criminal Court (ICC) has postponed the start of the confirmation of charges hearing against former president Rodrigo Duterte that was originally scheduled later this month. This was after the defense panel requested for an adjournment on the grounds that 80-year-old Duterte is not fit to stand trial. In a decision issued on Monday, Pre-Trial Cha…