Months after it was postponed, the International Criminal Court will start a hearing Monday to determine whether the charges of crimes against humanity against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte should proceed to a full-blown trial.
The war crimes court has granted the 80-year old’s request to skip the proceedings happening nearly a year since his detention at the ICC facility in The Hague due to his anti-narcotics campaign that killed thousands.
“Former President Rodrigo Duterte’s long-awaited day in court is a significant step towards delivering justice for victims and survivors of his administration’s deadly so-called ‘war on drugs,’” Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnès Callamard said in a statement ahead of the hearing.
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