FULL HEARING: Rodrigo Duterte faces ICC pre-trial chamber | ABS-CBN News

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte made his initial appearance before the International Criminal Court Pre-Trial Chamber 1 on Friday (March 14), two days after his high-profile arrest in relation to his administration's war on drugs. 00:00 Hearing starts; Presiding Juge Iulia Motoc welcomes attendees 01:35 Court officer calls the case 02:28 Prosecutor Karim Khan introduces prosecution team 02:56 Motoc explains video link or virtual attendance of Rodrigo Duterte 03:30 Salvador Medialdea introduces himself as the legal counsel of Duterte 03:43 Motoc introduces the pre-trial chamber, including Judge Reine Alapini-Gansou and Judge Socorro Flores Liera 04:37 Motoc asks Duterte to confirm his identity; Duterte provides his full name, birth date, and birth place 06:20 Motoc explains the scope of the first appearance hearing 09:10 Court officer reads the charges against Duterte 10:51 Motoc addresses Duterte, explains his rights as suspect for the ICC 13:34 Medialdea asks to present a manifestation; Motoc allows him 14:50 Medialdea presents his manifestation, calls Duterte’s arrest as “pure and simple kidnapping” 16:56 Medialdea brings up Duterte’s physical condition and medical issues, and limited time to confer with the former president 18:20 Medialdea repeats request to ICC to postpone pre-trial hearing 19:04 Motoc addresses Duterte’s health, details measures to accommodate his condition 20:18 Motoc cites registry’s report that indicates Duterte was informed of his rights and the contents of his warrant of arrest 21:10 Motoc emphasizes the purpose of the pre-trial hearing includes informing Duterte of his rights and charges against him 22:16 Motoc says court has decided a second time to not accept Medialdea’s request to postpone the hearing 22:52 Motoc moves on, announces date for the confirmation of charges hearing: September 23, 2025 23:45 Motoc explains next procedural steps 24:51 Motoc orders prosecution to start disclosure of basis of warrant of arrest 25:08 Motoc says a decision will also be made on the participation of victims in future proceedings 25:27 Duterte’s first attendance hearing ends For more ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below:    • ABS-CBN News   For more latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below:    • The latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN ...   For more News Digital News Raw Cuts, click the link below:    • News Digital Raw Cuts OLD   Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch the full episodes of TV Patrol on iWantTFC: http://bit.ly/TVPatrol-iWantTFC Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook:   / abscbnnews   Twitter:   / abscbnnews   #Duterte #ICC #ABSCBNNews