Philippine Ex-Leader Duterte Seeks Release From ICC Detention

Rodrigo Duterte on a screen in the courtroom during his first appearance before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on March 14.Photographer: Peter Dejong/Pool/AFP/Getty Images

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June 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM UTC

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has requested the International Criminal Court in The Hague for his interim release, three months after he was arrested for alleged crimes against humanity under his controversial war on drugs.

Duterte, 80, is not a flight risk and a certain government has agreed to take him in during the interim release, according to a June 12 request made by his counsel Nicholas Kaufman. Portions of the document, including the name of the country that agreed to host Duterte, were redacted.