©ICC-CPI MANILA, Philippines — The prosecution in the International Criminal Court trial of former President Rodrigo Duterte has only until July 1, 2025 to disclose all evidence it will use for the hearing on the confirmation of charges against the former chief executive. “This includes all the evidence it intends to rely upon at the confirmation of charges hearing, including the totality of the witness statements and their translations, the exculpatory material that it has identified thus far, and the material falling under rule 77 of the Rules,” it noted. It likewise said the Prosecution “intends to complete the review and disclosure of evidence currently in its possession by no later than thirty days before the confirmation hearing.” With this, the chamber reiterated that the prosecution shall expeditiously discharge its disclosure obligations as soon as practicable “on a rolling basis,” and not only on the date when the deadline indicated by the statutory documents, as amended in this order, expires. “This finding is without prejudice to the Prosecution’s ongoing duty to provide the Defense with any exonerating evidence identified after the aforementioned time limit in accordance with article 67(2) of the Statute, without detracting from the Prosecution’s obligation to identify and disclose all the exculpatory material within the evidence already in its control and possession,” the document states. The Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC previously said it applied for an arrest warrant against Duterte on February 10 for “the crimes against humanity of murder, torture and rape.” After this, the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber 1 assessed the materials submitted by the Prosecution. Read Full Story
