Philippine ex-President Duterte appears at International Criminal Court via video link

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Philippine ex-President Duterte appears at International Criminal Court via video link  Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, 79, appeared at the court hearing on a video screen from a nearby detention centre in The Hague.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/03/14/philippine-ex-president-duterte-appears-at-international-criminal-court-via-video-link  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has made a brief appearance via video at the

00:06International Criminal Court just days after his arrest in Manila on murder charges related

00:11to his administration's controversial war on drugs.

00:17The 79-year-old leader appeared on screen from a nearby detention centre in The Hague.

00:23Duterte has been accused of committing crimes against humanity for allegedly overseeing

00:32the killings of drug dealers and users.

00:36Protesters both for and against Duterte gathered outside the court in The Hague, where his

00:41daughter also spoke, telling reporters she expected the ICC to give her permission to

00:47visit her father.

00:50If convicted, Duterte faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.

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