ICC rejects Ex-President Duterte's appeal for interim release

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The ICC Appeals Chamber has denied former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s bid for interim release, placing him in detention while awaiting trial on crimes against humanity.

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00:00Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will remain detained at the International Criminal Court ICC prison in The Hague

00:08after the Appeals Chamber rejected his bid for interim release.

00:13The chamber dismissed the defense claims that the 80-year-old should be freed due to his age and alleged declining health,

00:20placing him in custody while awaiting trial on charges of crimes against humanity.

00:24Duterte's legal team was appealing an October ruling that kept him in custody

00:30after judges said he was likely to evade trial and could intimidate witnesses if freed.

00:37Prosecutors at the ICC alleged Duterte was involved in dozens of killings linked to his so-called war on drugs,

00:44both as mayor and later as president from 2016 to 2022.

00:50Estimates of the death toll during his presidency vary,

00:52but police said more than 60,000 people were killed,

00:56while human rights groups put the number as high as 30,000.

01:01Duterte has been detained in The Hague for more than eight months

01:04after the Philippines government arrested and surrendered him to the ICC in March.

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