Fact check: Buhay pa ang ICC judge na si Iulia Motoc

Isang viral na pahayag sa Facebook na patay na raw ang presiding judge ng ICC na si Iulia Motoc sa kaso ni dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ay hindi totoo. Ayon sa fact check, buhay pa ang judge at nilagdaan niya ang isang desisyon ng korte noong Enero 7, 2026. Walang kredible na ulat na nagpapatunay sa claim na ito.

Nag-viral ang isang Facebook reel noong Enero 6, 2026, na nag-aakusa na patay na raw si Iulia Motoc, ang presiding judge ng Pre-Trial Chamber I ng ICC na humahawak sa kaso ni Duterte. Nakakuha ito ng 565,000 views, 8,200 reactions, 1,500 shares, at 1,100 comments. Ito ay nagkasabay sa pagtanggi ng ICC sa kahilingan ng kampo ni Duterte na ma-access ang komunikasyon tungkol sa kanyang fitness para sa trial.

Ang post ay nagpakita ng black and white photo nina Motoc at Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla, isang larawan ni Motoc sa hospital bed, at isang screenshot ng YouTube thumbnail na nagsasabing 'comatose' ang mga judge at 'pumanaw na' siya. Maraming komento ang naniniwala, tulad ng isa na nagsabing, “Malapit na tayo magdiwang, nakakarma n cla lhat.”

Gayunpaman, buhay pa si Motoc. Ang kanyang pangalan at lagda ay makikita sa desisyon ng korte noong Enero 7, 2026, na tumatanggi sa kahilingan ng kampo ni Duterte para sa expert report sa kanyang risk factors sa ilalim ng Rome Statute. Walang ulat mula sa kredible na news sites na nagpapatunay sa kanyang pagkakcoma o kamatayan. Ang reel ay walang ebidensya.

Ito ay katulad ng mga naunang false claims, tulad ng death hoax laban kay Remulla, na na-debunk noong Enero 3, 2026, nang magpakita siya sa live radio. Si Motoc ay dating judge sa European Court of Human Rights mula 2013 hanggang 2023, at nagsimula sa ICC noong Marso 11, 2024. Siya ay may law degree mula University of Bucharest, master’s, at PhD sa International Law mula University Paul Cezanne. Siya rin ay dating UN Special Rapporteur para sa Democratic Republic of the Congo at professor ng international law.

Siya ay target ng disinformation mula sa mga supporter ni Duterte na nag-spam sa kanyang social media at humihingi ng paglabas ng dating pangulo. Si Duterte ay inaresto noong Marso 11, 2025, tatlong taon pagkatapos ng kanyang termino, at nahaharap sa charges ng crimes against humanity dahil sa war on drugs at extrajudicial killings. Nananatili siya sa kulungan matapos tanggihan ang kanyang interim release appeal noong Nobyembre 2025.

Rappler ay nag-fact check na ng mga katulad na claims tungkol sa ICC judges at detention ni Duterte, kabilang ang wala raw ICC judges na na-remove, ongoing pa ang kaso, walang order para sa release, at iba pa.

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