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_Published 2025-03-14. Rodrigo Duterte, who served as Philippine President from 2016 to 2022, appeared for the first time at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on Friday._


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## Transcript

The International Criminal Court is now in session. The chamber notes that your counsel, Mr. Duterte, filed two motions, one in relation with today's hearing, and you may be aware that these two motions. Have not been accepted by the chamber. Two days ago. The whole world has witnessed the degrading fashion in which a former president of a sovereign country was bundled into a private aircraft and summarily transported to The Hague. To US lawyers, this would be called an extrajudicial rendition to the less legally inclined. It was a pure and simple kidnapping. My client was denied all access to the legal recourse in the country of his citizenship, and this all in the nature of political score settling.

With this in mind, it is not surprising that my client was abducted from his country. ICC private jets do not drop out of the thin air. That jet was which received my client was coordinated in advance. I believe that the court has taken specific measures with regard to his health situation, and I note that subsequent to his arrest and when he arrived at the detention centre, the the court's doctor was of the opinion that you were fully mentally aware and fit and that you have undergone further checks and tests at the detention facility. And when you broached health matters, that's saying that you were not able to come to the hearing.

The doctors who consulted with you were of the opinion that Mr. Duterte was not in a position to come to the hearing physically, but that if he gave written permission, he would be able to take part via video link. Now that is with regard to the health matters that you just mentioned. They are very important, especially concerning the matter of age.

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