00:00The pre-trial hearing of former President Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court will finally push through on February 23.
00:08This after the three judges found that Duterte was fit to undergo the proceedings following the medical assessment of independent experts.
00:15This is the former president's third major loss at the ICC.
00:18Earlier, Duterte lost in his requests for interim release and in his bid to jump the entire case based on jurisdiction.
00:25To be declared unfit for trial was his last resort.
00:28Duterte's lawyer had claimed the 80-year-old former president is cognitively impaired.
00:32In the upcoming pre-trial hearing, Duterte will be officially informed of the specific evidence against him.
00:38This can last one to two weeks depending on the pace of the proceedings.
00:41After the hearings, the judges will confirm some, all or none of the charges.
00:46Finally, the confirmed charges will then go to trial.
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