Source: US News & World Report
“International Criminal Court judges on Monday postponed hearings to determine the definitive charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to see if the octogenarian is fit enough to follow the pre-trial proceedings in his case. Duterte, 80, was arrested and taken to The Hague in March on murder charges linked to his ‘war on drugs,’ where thousands of alleged narcotics peddlers and users were killed. He has maintained his arrest was unlawful and tantamount to kidnapping. In August, his defence lawyers asked the court for an adjournment of all proceedings arguing that the former president was not fit to stand trial. Details of Duterte’s alleged health conditions were redacted in the public version of the request.” (09/08/25)