Virtual o via video link ang unang pagharap ni dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa Pre-Trial Chamber ng International Criminal Court para sa kasong crimes against humanity bunsod ng giyera kontra droga.
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00:00I am Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
00:12Good afternoon.
00:14Virtual or via video link,
00:16is the first face of former President Rodrigo Duterte
00:19in the pretrial chamber of the International Criminal Court
00:22for the case of Crimes Against Humanity,
00:24a case of war against drugs.
00:27His field of expertise has manifested
00:29that the former President has medical issues.
00:31But according to the ICC,
00:33Duterte is mentally aware and fit
00:35according to the court doctor.
00:37From The Hague, the Netherlands,
00:39live, is Maris Uman.
00:41Maris.
00:44Pia Yvonne Huramorkan,
00:46good morning from here,
00:48in The Hague, the Netherlands.
00:50I am here right now in front of
00:52the International Criminal Court
00:54here in The Hague, the Netherlands.
00:56Here you can see, beside me,
00:58the pretrial chamber 1
01:00where yesterday happened
01:02a historic meeting
01:04in the politics of our country.
01:06Less than 24 hours
01:08and witnessed by the whole world
01:11the face of a leader
01:14of a country from Asia
01:16for the first time
01:18here in the International Criminal Court.
01:20The first appearance hearing
01:22of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
01:27In the announcement of President Duterte,
01:29the Philippines withdrew
01:31from the Rome Statute,
01:33the treaty established by
01:35the International Criminal Court or ICC.
01:37Exactly 7 years since the announcement
01:39of President Rodrigo Duterte
01:41that the Philippines withdrew
01:43from the International Criminal Court.
01:45Yesterday, March 14, 2025,
01:47he appeared in the initial appearance hearing
01:49of the pretrial chamber in the ICC.
01:51Duterte is a suspect
01:53in crimes against humanity.
01:55We would like firstly to confirm
01:57your identity.
01:59Could you provide us with your full names, please?
02:01I am Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
02:09My first middle name is Roa.
02:13My surname is Duterte.
02:17My birth date is March 28,
02:241945.
02:26I was born in the province of Leyte
02:31in the Philippines.
02:33Duterte was allowed to attend
02:35the virtual or via video link pretrial
02:37and it was not personal for him to appear
02:39because he came from a long journey.
02:41It was only at the beginning that the judge
02:43clarified what would happen
02:45in the first appearance.
02:47Today's hearing is neither the start
02:49of the trial,
02:51nor is it a confirmation
02:53of charges hearing.
02:55No evidence will be collected or presented
02:57and the issues
02:59of Mr. Duterte's guilt
03:01or innocence will therefore
03:03not
03:05be addressed.
03:07Aside from Duterte's lawyer in court,
03:09former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea
03:11was also present.
03:13Before the pretrial, Medialdea asked
03:15to postpone Duterte's first appearance
03:17so that he could prepare them,
03:19but they were not allowed.
03:21You should be aware
03:23that these two motions
03:27have not been accepted
03:29by the chamber
03:33because of the nature of today's hearing.
03:37The aim of this hearing today
03:39is
03:41to introduce the parties
03:43and to ascertain
03:45the charges
03:47and to set a date
03:49for the confirmation of charges hearing
03:51at a later stage.
04:19It was a pure
04:21and simple kidnapping.
04:23My client
04:25was denied all access
04:27to the legal recourse
04:29to the legal recourse
04:31of the court.
04:33I was denied
04:35all access
04:37to the legal recourse
04:39of the court.
04:41I was denied
04:43all access
04:45to the legal recourse
04:47to the legal recourse
04:49in the country of his citizenship
04:51and this
04:53all in the nature
04:55of political scores settling.
04:57Two troubled entities
04:59struck an unlikely
05:01alliance.
05:03An incumbent president who wished
05:05to neutralize and choke
05:07the legacy of my client
05:09and his daughter,
05:11on the other hand,
05:13and a troubled legal institution
05:15subject to delegitimization
05:17and
05:19desperate for a price cut
05:21and a legal show today
05:23on the other hand.
05:25With this in mind,
05:27it is not surprising that my client
05:29was abducted from his country.
05:31ICC private jets
05:33do not drop
05:35out of the thin air.
05:37Maddy Aldea also said
05:39that the former president has medical issues.
05:41But the ICC judge said,
05:43The court's doctor
05:45was of the opinion
05:47that you were
05:49fully mentally
05:51aware and fit
05:53and that you have undergone
05:55further checks and tests
05:57at the detention facility.
05:59The ICC judge also said
06:01several times that this is just the first appearance.
06:03According to Judge Motok,
06:05there will be a full procedure
06:07to discuss the issues in the arrest warrant
06:09and proceeding before
06:11the actual confirmation of charges
06:13on September 23.
06:15In the confirmation of charges,
06:17it will be known if Duterte should be removed.
06:19They also ordered the prosecutor
06:21to detail the basis of
06:23Duterte's arrest within seven days.
06:25They will also consider the participation
06:27of the victims
06:29to reach their concerns.
06:31Last line.
07:03They are
07:05part of the
07:07protest
07:09of former supporters of
07:11former President Rodrigo Duterte.
07:13It will be held at Central Station.
07:15Earlier, we also talked
07:17to the former presidential spokesperson,
07:19Harry Roque.
07:21He said that they are the personnel
07:23who will go to the
07:25protest with
07:27Vice President Sara Duterte
07:29and Senator Robin Hood Padilla.
07:31Later,
07:33they will also visit
07:35the Hague Penitentiary Institution
07:37or the detention cell
07:39where former President
07:41Rodrigo Duterte is held
07:43so that they can
07:45discuss
07:47their next legal step.
07:49As for that,
07:51Attorney Harry Roque
07:53will discuss
07:55if he will allow
07:57former President Rodrigo Duterte
07:59to be part of his legal team
08:01here in the ICC.
08:03That is the latest situation
08:05from the Hague, the Netherlands.
08:07Back to you, Ivan.
08:09That was live from the Hague, the Netherlands.
08:11Thank you very much. Maris Umali.