00:00Later at 9pm Philippine time, the former President Rodrigo Duterte faced the first time in the pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court.
00:12Before that, the ICC assured that the former President is under their custody.
00:17Following the statement of the former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea that Duterte is not in the Hague Penitentiary.
00:24Ian Cruz was arrested.
00:30The ICC assured that the former President Rodrigo Duterte is under their custody.
00:37He was brought to their detention center after all medical checks.
00:41Before that, the former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said that Rodrigo Duterte is not in the Hague Penitentiary Institution according to his reception staff.
00:52We are at a loss where he is right now.
00:55Medialdea said that they asked the ICC to bring the former President to the hospital because of his condition.
01:03According to the ICC spokesman, standard practice is necessary to protect the health and safety of the suspect in his custody.
01:13In a letter to the ICC, Duterte said that he considered Medialdea as one of his lawyers in the ICC.
01:21He was also taken care of by the former President who took care of him in his first face-off in the pre-trial chamber.
01:28Duterte asked for the help of the Office of Public Counsel for the Defense according to his visit to his bodyguards.
01:36Well, that's the beauty of the ICC because the due process is really an intrinsic part.
01:44The right to fair trial and the right to unaccused.
01:49With the help of the ICC, Duterte called the Embassy of the Philippines to help him visit his lawyer and relative.
01:58He was brought by the Embassy to the ICC.
02:01The ICC confirmed at 9 p.m. in the Philippines the first face-off of Duterte in the pre-trial chamber.
02:08In this video from the ICC, the process will be explained.
02:14In the first appearance, the court will confirm his identity.
02:19Here, Duterte is only a suspect.
02:23He will be informed about the crime he was accused of and his rights.
02:28Of course, we hope that he is there, his lawyer is there, and I think the prosecution as well.
02:36After his first face-off, according to the video explainer of the ICC,
02:41it is possible that it will take at least a month before he faces the next step of the process.
02:46The confirmation of charges hearing normally takes place a few months after the first appearance of the suspect.
02:52Here, the prosecution's argument will be heard,
02:55and here as well, the defense will be able to hear the allegations as well as the panic of the victims.
03:02This phase serves as a filter to decide which cases deserve to go to the trial phase.
03:07If a pre-trial chamber has been confirmed as one of the accusations,
03:12it will be taken to the trial and transferred to another chamber with three other judges.
03:18And at this point,
03:19the defendant is no longer considered a suspect but the accused.
03:24On the first day of trial, the accused can make a statement of guilt or innocence.
03:30The assistant to the counsel for the ICC, Atty. Cristina Conti,
03:35said that the proceedings in the ICC are possible to last for 8 to 10 years.
03:41For GMA Integrated News, Ian Cruz reporting for 24 Hours.
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