"Former President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte has been charged with three counts of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court (ICC), which alleges that he played a role in the murders of at least 76 people during his so-called war on drugs. The charges against the 80-year-old, who has been held in a detention facility in the Netherlands since March, are set out in a document that was published by the ICC on Monday."
"The first count dates to his time as mayor of Davao City, when he is alleged to have been an indirect co-perpetrator in 19 murders between 2013 and 2016. The second and third ICC charges concern his years as president. The former relates to the murders of 14 so-called high-value targets in 2016 and 2017, while the latter refers to 43 murders committed during clearance operations against lower-level alleged criminals between 2016 and 2018."
"The 76 murders were carried out by police as well as non-state actors, such as hitmen, according to the ICC document. The publication of the charges came several weeks after a court delayed Duterte's appearance scheduled for later this month at the ICC to hear the accusations against him. The court must first consider whether the former president is fit to stand trial, following his lawyer Nicholas Kaufman's suggestion that the case should be indefinitely postponed because of Duterte's poor health."
Rodrigo Duterte has been charged by the International Criminal Court with three counts of crimes against humanity linked to killings during his tenure as mayor and president. The ICC alleges involvement in at least 76 murders carried out by police and non-state actors between 2013 and 2018. One count concerns 19 murders during his time as mayor of Davao City, another concerns 14 high-value targets in 2016–2017, and a third concerns 43 murders during clearance operations in 2016–2018. The charge sheet is heavily redacted and is signed by deputy prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang. A court delayed his ICC appearance pending assessment of his fitness to stand trial after his lawyer raised health concerns and sought indefinite postponement.
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