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        "id": 1983951,
        "msgid": "duterte-makes-first-appearance-before-icc-judges-1789566783",
        "date": "2026-09-16 19:37:25",
        "title": "Duterte Makes First Appearance Before ICC Judges",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appeared in person before the International Criminal Court for a pretrial hearing regarding alleged crimes against humanity. The proceedings focused on arguments concerning his mental fitness to stand trial amidst claims of significant memory impairment.",
        "content": "<p>Duterte Makes First Appearance Before ICC Judges<\/p>\n<p>Reporter<\/p>\n<p>September 16, 2026 | 07:37 pm<\/p>\n<p>TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the\nPhilippines, made his first in-person appearance before judges at the\nInternational Criminal Court (ICC) at a pretrial hearing on\nWednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The 81-year-old faces charges of crimes against humanity in\nconnection with hundreds of murders committed during his \u201cwar on drugs\u201d\nwhile in office.<\/p>\n<p>Duterte, who served as president from 2016 to 2022, denies the\nallegations.<\/p>\n<p>He has missed a series of hearings since he was arrested in March\n2025 and has previously appeared in court via videolink.<\/p>\n<p>Duterte\u2019s legal team have said he suffers from poor health, but the\ncourt\u2019s judges ruled in January that he was fit enough to follow\nproceedings and requested his presence in court.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-president \u201csuffers from a significant memory impairment that\nprevents him from retaining recent information and reliably accessing\nhis memories,\u201d his lawyers said.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecution, meanwhile, argued Duterte was \u201ccapable of\nmeaningfully exercising his procedural and fair trial rights, and that\nhe is fit for trial.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What is Duterte accused of?<\/p>\n<p>Rodrigo Duterte is accused of crimes against humanity committed\nbetween 2011 and 2019, first when he was the mayor of the southern city\nof Davao and then as Philippine president.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors say he is responsible for a systematic campaign that led\nto the deaths of at least 30,000 people, many of them during \u201canti-drug\u201d\nraids.<\/p>\n<p>Duterte\u2019s trial is scheduled for November this year.<\/p>\n<p>During Wednesday\u2019s pretrial hearing, judges were to hear arguments\nabout his health and decide whether he is mentally fit to stand\ntrial.<\/p>\n<p>Read: First in Malaysia: Indonesian Man Jailed over Cigarette Butt\nLitter<\/p>\n<p>Click here to get the latest news updates from Tempo on Google\nNews<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/duterte-makes-first-appearance-before-icc-judges-1789566783",
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