The International Criminal Court (ICC) has formally laid out grave charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, accusing him of crimes against humanity, including mass murder. The charges stem from thousands of extrajudicial killings linked to his controversial war on drugs, with the ICC detailing allegations of state-sanctioned executions between 2011 and 2019. This explosive session at The Hague marks a major turning point in Duterte’s legal battle. Watch the full hearing as prosecutors present shocking evidence and the case against the former leader unfolds.
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00:00Thank you, Madam President, your Honours.
00:03On 7 March 2025, pre-trial Chamber One concluded that there were reasonable grounds to believe
00:12that Mr. Duterte is criminally responsible pursuant to Article 25.3A of the Rome Statute
00:22as an alleged indirect co-perpetrator for the crime against humanity of murder pursuant
00:30to Article 7.1A of the Statute as follows.
00:36A. Murder of at least 19 persons, allegedly drug pushers or thieves, killed by members
00:44of the Davao death squad in various locations in or around Davao City, Philippines, between
00:522011 and 2016.
00:57B. Murder of at least 24 persons, allegedly criminals, such as drug pushers or thieves
01:06or drug users, killed by or under the supervision of members of the Philippines law enforcement,
01:14sometimes with the assistance of persons who were not part of the police, at various
01:20locations in the Philippines between 2016 and 2019.
01:32Thank you, Madam Courtroom Officer.
01:36Mr. Duterte, I'm not going to ask you to stand up because I know your condition, so I'm going
01:42to allow you to remain seated.
01:44You have just heard the reading of the charges, which are in accordance with the content of
01:50the arrest warrant you received.
01:53This means that you have been informed of the crimes of which you are accused.
01:58And this concludes the examination of the first point mentioned above.
02:02I will now turn to the second point, which concerns your rights as a suspect before this
02:08court.
02:10I will summarize some of these rights, which are of particular importance at this stage
02:15of the proceedings.
02:18Those rights are as follows.
02:21You can benefit from the assistance, free of charge, of a competent interpreter and
02:26benefit from the necessary translations to meet the requirements of fairness.
02:34You have the right to have the time and facilities necessary to prepare your defence and to communicate
02:43freely and confidentially with the counsel of your choice.
02:49You have the right to remain silent and you cannot be forced to testify against yourself
02:57or to confess guilt.
03:00You can also make statements in your defence without taking an oath.
03:07In addition to any other disclosure provided for in the statute, the prosecutor must disclose
03:15to you, as soon as practicable, evidence in his possession or at his disposal that shows
03:25or tends to show your innocence or to mitigate your guilt, or that could undermine the credibility
03:33of the evidence against you.
03:36At the confirmation of charges hearing, you can contest the charges, challenge the evidence
03:41presented by the prosecutor and present evidence.
03:45There will be no trial if the charges are not confirmed or if the proceedings against
03:50you are completed.
03:51You have the possibility to make an application for interim release pending trial.
03:56And finally, Mr. Duterte, you have the right to be informed as soon as possible and in
04:01detail of the nature, cause and content of the charges in the language that you fully
04:10understand and speak.