ICC courtroom scene of Duterte hearing proceeding without him: empty chair, prosecutors showing evidence on screens.
ICC courtroom scene of Duterte hearing proceeding without him: empty chair, prosecutors showing evidence on screens.
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Araw 1 ng pagdinig sa ICC laban kay Duterte, walang personal na pagdalo

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Nagsimula ang unang araw ng pagdinig sa confirmation of charges laban kay dating pangulo Rodrigo Duterte sa International Criminal Court noong Pebrero 23, 2026, sa The Hague, Netherlands. Hindi dumalo si Duterte dahil sa kanyang kahilingan na iwaive ang kanyang karapatan, bagamat sinabi ng mga hukom na siya ay fit na makilahok. Nagpresent ang prosecution ng ebidensya tungkol sa Davao Death Squad at mga pahayag ni Duterte.

Noong Pebrero 23, 2026, nagsimula ang confirmation of charges hearing laban kay Rodrigo Duterte sa ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I sa The Hague. Ang hearing na ito ay para matukoy kung sapat ang ebidensya upang magpatuloy sa buong trial para sa tatlong counts ng crimes against humanity, na may kaugnayan sa hindi bababa sa 76 hanggang 78 murders at attempted murders mula 2011 hanggang 2019, ayon sa prosecution. Ito ay bahagi ng imbestigasyon sa drug war ng administrasyon ni Duterte, na nagresulta sa mahigit 30,000 pagpatay ayon sa human rights groups.

Si Duterte, na naaresto noong Marso 2025 sa Manila at dinala sa ICC detention facility sa Scheveningen Prison, ay hindi dumalo. Noong Pebrero 18, humiling siya na iwaive ang kanyang attendance dahil sa poor health at hindi pagkilala sa jurisdiction ng ICC. Ang mga hukom ay nag-approve nito noong Pebrero 20, batay sa waiver niya, bagaman sinabi nilang speculative ang rason niya sa health at irrelevant. Independent medical assessments noong Enero ay nagpakita na fit siya na makilahok, kaya inilipat ang hearing mula Setyembre 2025 patungong Pebrero 23 hanggang 27, 2026.

Sa unang araw, ang prosecution, pinangunahan ni Senior Trial Lawyer Julian Nicholls at Deputy Prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang, ay nagpresent ng testimonies mula sa unnamed witnesses na miyembro ng Davao Death Squad. Isang witness ay nagkuwento ng meeting kung saan si Duterte daw ang nagbigay ng baril sa mga bagong miyembro bilang 'prize' sa isang celebratory dinner. Sinabi ni Nicholls, “The new members could pull one [gun] out like getting a prize... It was a celebratory event for Mr. Duterte.” Nagpakita rin sila ng clips ng mga pahayag ni Duterte kung saan inamin niya ang pagkakaroon ng death squad, na sinabi nilang hindi hyperbole kundi katotohanan.

Si Niang ay nagpahayag na si Duterte ay nasa 'apex' ng power at nagplano ng 'common plan' upang 'neutralize' ang mga suspected criminals sa pamamagitan ng murder. “Mr. Duterte intended and knew that the charged crimes were occurring,” ani Niang. Binanggit din nila ang chain of command mula kay Duterte patungo sa mga pulis at assassins, na may rewards per head at quotas para sa promotions.

Ang defense, pinangunahan ni Lead Counsel Nicholas Kaufman, ay nagsabi na ang mga pahayag ni Duterte ay hyperbole lamang at hindi dapat kunin nang literal. “Yes, Mr. Deputy Prosecutor, I used that legendary word, neutralize... because you know just as well as me that I’m using the term metaphorically,” sabi ni Kaufman. Inatake niya rin ang mga critics, kabilang si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at human rights lawyers, na tinawag niyang 'loose collective of civil society' na gumagamit ng demagoguery. “Disregard every speech ever made by Mr. Duterte. There is still ample evidence,” tugon ni Nicholls.

Human rights lawyer Neri Colmenares, na kumakatawan sa victims, ay nagsabi, “It’s hard to present evidence at trial to defend him so for me, I’m more confident that charges will be confirmed.” Si former Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo ay nagsabi na inaasahan niya ang mas malakas na argumento sa jurisdiction, na hindi masyadong nabanggit sa unang araw.

Samantala, isang viral post sa Facebook noong Pebrero 18 ay nagmalakas ng claim na bumalik na si Duterte sa Davao City, gamit ang lumang photo mula Pebrero 7 ng kanyang anak na si Vice President Sara Duterte. Ayon sa fact-check, hindi ito totoo; nananatili siya sa ICC detention sa The Hague. Ang hearing ay magpapatuloy hanggang Pebrero 27, kasama ang detention review.

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