” Considered INNOCENCE”
The high-profile Duterte event comes at a critical time for the ICC, as it faces unprecedented strain from all sides, including United States restrictions.
Next month, US President Donald Trump imposed restrictions on the jury over what he said were “illegitimate and false activities targeting America and our close alliance Israel”.
The ICC has issued an arrest warrant for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and past defence secretary Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Gaza conflict.
Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan hailed Duterte’s incarceration as a crucial moment for survivors and international fairness as a whole.
” Some say that global rules is not as powerful as we want, and I agree with that. But as I also regularly emphasise, global rules is not as fragile as some may think”, Khan said in a speech following Duterte’s appearance in ICC prison.
” When we come along… when we build alliances, the rule of law can succeed. Warrants may become executed”, he said.
At the first reading, a suspect is demand time launch pending a trial, according to ICC rules.
Following that initial reading, the next phase is a program to verify the charges, at which point a believe you challenge the prosecutor’s evidence.
Only after that hearing did the judge decide whether to push ahead with a demo, a procedure that may take several months or even years.
” It’s important to emphasize, as we now start a fresh stage of deliberations, that Mr Duterte is presumed innocent”, said Khan.