### [2025-10-10](/feed/2025/10/10/index.md) ##### International Criminal Court investigation in the Philippines # The International Criminal Court rejects a request from former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte to be released from detention, citing flight risk and witness tampering concerns. ### Sources: 1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/rodrigo-duterte-icc-court-philippines-flight-risk-fd6d4cc0860a35e285acbaeabd792dd9) ### Changes: 1. Judges at the International Criminal Court reject a request from former President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte to be released from prison, citing flight risk and witness tampering as concerns for their decision. Duterte has been under arrest at The Hague awaiting trial for alleged crimes against humanity committed in the context of the Philippine drug war. _2025-10-11 06:20:56 (First version)_ 2. The International Criminal Court rejects a request from former President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte to be released from prison, citing flight risk and witness tampering concerns. _2025-10-11 08:20:51 (Update)_ 2. The International Criminal Court rejects a request from former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte to be released from detention, citing flight risk and witness tampering concerns. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. [Judges at the International Criminal Court dismiss Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor in the case against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, due to links between Khan and some victims of Duterte's alleged crimes, whom Khan represented prior to Duterte's arrest. ](/feed/2025/10/15/judges-at-the-international-criminal-court-dismiss-karim-khan-the-chief-prosecutor-in-the-case-against-former-philippin.md) _Context: International Criminal Court, International Criminal Court investigation in the Philippines, Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte_ 2. [The International Criminal Court (ICC) charges former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte with crimes against humanity for his alleged involvement in the killing of at least 76 people during his term as president and Davao City mayor. He was arrested in March under an ICC arrest warrant and is currently held in a detention facility in the Netherlands. ](/feed/2025/09/22/the-international-criminal-court-icc-charges-former-philippine-president-rodrigo-duterte-with-crimes-against-humanity.md) _Context: International Criminal Court, International Criminal Court investigation in the Philippines, Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte_ 3. [Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is arrested by the Philippine National Police through the Interpol at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila after being served an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court upon arriving from Hong Kong. Duterte was later transferred and later extradited to The Hague, Netherlands on a chartered flight by the Philippine government. ](/feed/2025/03/11/former-philippine-president-rodrigo-duterte-is-arrested-by-the-philippine-national-police-through-the-interpol-at-ninoy.md) _Context: International Criminal Court, International Criminal Court investigation in the Philippines, Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte_ 4. [The Philippines says it is bound help the International Criminal Court if the international court seek custody of former President Rodrigo Duterte through Interpol over alleged crimes against humanity committed during the Philippine drug war. ](/feed/2024/11/13/the-philippines-says-it-is-bound-help-the-international-criminal-court-if-the-international-court-seek-custody-of-former.md) _Context: International Criminal Court, International Criminal Court investigation in the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte_ 5. [President Bongbong Marcos announces that the country will suspend relations with the International Criminal Court (ICC) due to the ICC's refusal to suspend its investigation of alleged crimes committed by the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte during the country's war on drugs. ](/feed/2023/03/28/president-bongbong-marcos-announces-that-the-country-will-suspend-relations-with-the-international-criminal-court-icc.md) _Context: International Criminal Court, Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte_ 6. [President Rodrigo Duterte repeats that he will not allow the International Criminal Court (ICC) to enter the country in order to investigate alleged extrajudicial executions of drug dealers during his war on drugs. The Philippines had withdrawn from the ICC in 2018. ](/feed/2021/09/16/president-rodrigo-duterte-repeats-that-he-will-not-allow-the-international-criminal-court-icc-to-enter-the-country-in.md) _Context: International Criminal Court, Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte_ 7. [The Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court authorizes the Prosecutor to launch an investigation into the Philippine government under President Rodrigo Duterte for possible crimes against humanity committed during the drug war. ](/feed/2021/09/15/the-pre-trial-chamber-of-the-international-criminal-court-authorizes-the-prosecutor-to-launch-an-investigation-into-the.md) _Context: International Criminal Court, Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte_ 8. [Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Fatou Bensouda states that preliminary evidence collected from 2016 to 2019 shows there is "a reasonable basis to believe that the Crime Against Humanity of murder was committed" by the administration of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during their drug war, and that a full investigation on the matter will be sought. Duterte's spokesman Harry Roque attacked the comments as "legally erroneous and politically motivated", and says that the International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction because the Philippines withdrew from the organization in 2019. ](/feed/2021/06/14/chief-prosecutor-of-the-international-criminal-court-fatou-bensouda-states-that-preliminary-evidence-collected-from-2016.md) _Context: International Criminal Court, Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte_ 9. [The International Criminal Court says that they have found evidence that crimes against humanity were committed during Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war. ](/feed/2020/12/15/the-international-criminal-court-says-that-they-have-found-evidence-that-crimes-against-humanity-were-committed-during-f.md) _Context: International Criminal Court, Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte_ 10. [Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announces the withdrawal of the Philippines from the International Criminal Court (ICC) over "outrageous attacks" by United Nations officials. ](/feed/2018/03/14/philippine-president-rodrigo-duterte-announces-the-withdrawal-of-the-philippines-from-the-international-criminal-court.md) _Context: International Criminal Court, Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte_