L'ex-dirigeant philippin Rodrigo Duterte sera jugé devant la CPI

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to face ICC trial after judges confirm all charges over deadly drug war crackdown. | Contesto: cronaca

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THE HAGUE — The International Criminal Court announced Thursday that former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will stand trial after pretrial judges confirmed all charges against him, accusing the ex-leader of crimes against humanity linked to his bloody anti-drug campaign. The decision marks a historic step in holding a former head of state accountable for widespread killings that human rights groups say claimed thousands of lives during his six-year rule. The ICC specifically charges Duterte with involvement in at least 76 murders tied to the so-called "war on drugs," a signature policy of his presidency that led to extrajudicial executions carried out by police and unidentified gunmen. Prosecutors allege that Duterte orchestrated a systematic campaign of killing from the highest levels of government, encouraging security forces to shoot suspects on sight and offering rewards for deaths. The court’s pretrial chamber found sufficient evidence to proceed on all counts, rejecting defense arguments that the Philippines had withdrawn from the ICC’s jurisdiction in 2019. Duterte, 79, has long defended the drug war as necessary to rid the country of narcotics and crime, boasting in public speeches that he personally killed criminals to set an example. However, international investigators and local human rights groups documented a pattern of summary executions, with victims often young men from poor neighborhoods, killed without arrest or trial. The ICC’s investigation, opened in 2021, focuses on a narrower set of cases but cites evidence of a state policy that encouraged impunity for security forces. The trial will test the ICC’s ability to prosecute powerful figures from non-member states. The Philippines formally withdrew from the Rome Statute in 2019, but the court retains jurisdiction over crimes committed while the country was still a member, including the period from 2011 to 2019. Duterte’s legal team has argued that domestic proceedings should take precedence, but Philippine authorities have not initiated any major prosecutions of senior officials for drug war killings. The confirmation of charges is a significant victory for victims’ families and advocacy...

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