Overview
- Judges scheduled a confirmation of charges hearing for February 23 to determine whether the prosecution’s evidence is sufficient to proceed to trial.
- Prosecutors have filed three crimes-against-humanity counts alleging Duterte’s role in at least 76 killings tied to the anti-drug campaign.
- The counts cover 19 murders in Davao City from 2013 to 2016, 14 killings of so-called high value targets in 2016–2017, and 43 deaths during clearance operations from 2016 to 2018.
- Duterte was arrested in Manila on March 11, transferred to the Netherlands that night, and remains held at the ICC’s Scheveningen detention unit.
- Judges rejected defense claims of short-term memory impairment and had earlier denied a bid for early release; the court continues to face U.S. sanctions on senior officials and has sidelined Karim Khan from this case for an appearance of bias.