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Rodrigo Duterte appears before ICC judges at the Hague

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has appeared via videoconference before International Criminal Court judges, days after his arrest in Manila on murder charges linked to his deadly war on drugs. The 79-year-old was expected in The Hague on Friday but instead appeared on screen from a detention centre just 1.5 kilometres away. His lawyer, Salvador Medialdea, condemned the arrest as pure and simple kidnapping, claiming Mr Duterte was denied legal recourse in the Philippines. "Two days ago, the whole world has witnessed the degrading fashion in which a former president of a sovereign country was bundled into a private aircraft and summarily transported to The Hague. To us lawyers, this would be called an extrajudicial rendition. ... And this all in the nature of political score settling." A pretrial hearing has been set for the 23rd of September to determine if the prosecution's evidence is strong enough for trial. If the case proceeds, a trial could take years. If convicted, Duterte faces life imprisonment. What happened in the Philippine drug war that led to Rodrigo Duterte's arrest? Read more: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/t... SBS News is Australia's trusted news source for the latest news from Australia and across the world. Subscribe to the SBS News YouTube channel:    / @sbsnews   Follow SBS News on Instagram:   / sbsnews_au   Follow SBS News on TikTok:   / sbsnews_au   Follow SBS News on X:   / sbsnews   Follow SBS News on Facebook:   / sbsnews   Apple News: https://trib.al/MTx0gUe For the latest news, visit www.sbs.com.au/news Network Terms & Conditions: https://sbs.com.au/terms Privacy Policy: https://sbs.com.au/privacy Feedback or complaints: https://sbs.com.au/complaints