File picture of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte throughout his preliminary look on the Worldwide Prison Court docket on March 14, 2025 in The Hague.
MANILA, Philippines — The Worldwide Prison Court docket (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I has partially granted the request of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s camp to droop among the deadlines throughout court docket recess, significantly for motions submitted between July 25, 2025 to August 18, 2025.
In one of many paperwork within the set of annexes launched on August 12, the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I mentioned that whereas it’s acceptable to droop some deadlines, the suspension wouldn’t apply to cut-off dates associated to filings already earlier than the chamber or these beforehand imposed by the identical physique.
“Noting the superior stage of the present affirmation proceedings, and the precept of expeditiousness that shall govern such proceedings, the Chamber considers it acceptable to droop cut-off dates relevant earlier than this Chamber in the course of the summer time judicial recess (from 25 July 2025 at 17:30 to 18 August 2025 at 09:00) except in any other case instructed by the Chamber,” the Pre-Trial Chamber I mentioned in its letter dated July 25, and contained in Annex 33.
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“[…] clarifying that such suspension shall not apply to: i. Closing dates in reference to filings already earlier than the Chamber; ii. Closing dates already imposed by the Chamber; iii. Closing dates that the Chamber would possibly set in the course of the judicial recess, significantly based mostly on its evaluation of the urgency of the matter,” it added. “Accordingly, the Chamber partially grants the Request as detailed above.”
The Pre-Trial Chamber I’s response was introduced by a letter from Duterte’s camp additionally dated July 25, asking that point limits from July 25 to August 18 be suspended in accordance with Article 64(2) of the Rome Statute.
“Pursuant to Article 64(2) of the Statute and Regulation 19bis (2) of the Laws of the Court docket, the Defence for Mr Duterte respectfully requests that the cut-off dates associated to any movement submitted by way of formal submitting or e mail between 25 July 2025 at 17:30 and 18 August 2025 at 09:00, be suspended,” the letter from Duterte’s camp, elements of which have been redacted for confidentiality, learn.
“The Protection understands that the cut-off dates in respect of filings already earlier than the Chamber or particular deadlines already established by the Chamber wouldn’t fall throughout the scope of the suspension being sought. The Protection additionally requests that exceptions to the requested suspension be allowed, ought to pressing issues come up in the course of the judicial recess,” it added.
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There are different paperwork contained inside annexes, which have been launched by the Pre-Trial Chamber I. Annex 20 incorporates the Chamber’s directive to the prosecution panel to submit an Up to date Record of Proof (LoE)
“In gentle of the above, the Chamber grants the Request and instructs the Prosecution to file an up to date LoE, containing solely the evidentiary gadgets referenced within the PCB (pre-confirmation transient), on Friday, 18 July 2025, ought to or not it’s obligatory,” the chamber mentioned.
“To additional be certain that the Protection can put together adequately for the affirmation listening to, the Chamber instructs the Prosecution to liaise with the Protection inter partes between 4 and 18 July so as to inform the Protection whether or not any evidentiary gadgets can be added or faraway from the LoE as quickly as that data turns into accessible,” it added.
Annex 27, in the meantime, incorporates the Pre-Trial Chamber I’s directive to the protection to file redacted variations of responses to the prosecution which have been marked confidential. The chamber in Annex 30 however instructs the “Protection and the Prosecution to file public redacted variations of filings ICC01/21-01/25-193-Conf and ICC-01/21-01/25-196-Conf-Exp” — paperwork marked as confidential.
Final March 11, after coming dwelling from Hong Kong, Duterte was stopped from leaving the Ninoy Aquino Worldwide Airport Terminal 3 as native authorities assisted the Worldwide Prison Police Group in imposing the ICC’s arrest order.
The warrant was issued over complaints of crimes towards humanity, particularly mass homicide, stemming from his function in his administration’s drug battle.
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Whereas Duterte was praised for addressing the nation’s drug drawback, there have been considerations from human rights advocates early on that there have been rights disregarded within the implementation of the drug battle.
After his administration, totally different our bodies have initiated varied investigations of the drug battle, significantly allegations of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) within the conduct of the police operations, like Oplan Tokhang.
Oplan Tokhang, a portmanteau of Visayan phrases “toktok” or to knock, and “hangyo” or to plead, was a venture of Ronald dela Rosa — Duterte’s shut ally and first Philippine Nationwide Police (PNP) chief.
Regardless of Tokhang being nearly knocking on doorways, there have been incidents the place harmless people have been killed throughout drug busts. In August 2017, 17-year-old Kian delos Santos was killed regardless of not being the unique goal of the anti-drug operation in Caloocan Metropolis. He was shot point-blank even when digital camera footage confirmed him pleading for his life.
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After Duterte’s arrest, his supporters referred to as out the present administration for permitting the switch of the previous president to a overseas physique. Nonetheless, Randy delos Santos — Kian’s uncle — famous that Duterte was fortunate sufficient to be afforded rights that a number of drug battle victims didn’t have the prospect to obtain. /dl
