{"id":105687,"date":"2025-03-13T02:15:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/rodrigo-duterte-given-to-the-icc-says-he-assume-his-responsibilities\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:15:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:15:19","slug":"rodrigo-duterte-given-to-the-icc-says-he-assume-his-responsibilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/rodrigo-duterte-given-to-the-icc-says-he-assume-his-responsibilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodrigo Duterte, given to the ICC, says he assume his &#8220;responsibilities&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"article__media\"> <picture class=\"article__media\"><source srcset=\" https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/03\/12\/0\/0\/8192\/5464\/556\/0\/75\/0\/c9650a1_ftp-import-images-1-hc5lwptolxy7-5297196-01-06.jpg 556w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/03\/12\/0\/0\/8192\/5464\/600\/0\/75\/0\/c9650a1_ftp-import-images-1-hc5lwptolxy7-5297196-01-06.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/03\/12\/0\/0\/8192\/5464\/664\/0\/75\/0\/c9650a1_ftp-import-images-1-hc5lwptolxy7-5297196-01-06.jpg 664w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/03\/12\/0\/0\/8192\/5464\/700\/0\/75\/0\/c9650a1_ftp-import-images-1-hc5lwptolxy7-5297196-01-06.jpg 700w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/03\/12\/0\/0\/8192\/5464\/800\/0\/75\/0\/c9650a1_ftp-import-images-1-hc5lwptolxy7-5297196-01-06.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 556px, 100vw\" alt=\"L\u2019avion qui aurait transport\u00e9 l\u2019ancien pr\u00e9sident philippin Rodrigo Duterte, \u00e0 la suite de son arrestation sur mandat de la Cour p\u00e9nale internationale, \u00e0 son atterrissage \u00e0 l\u2019a\u00e9roport de Rotterdam-La Haye, le 12\u00a0mars\u00a02025.\" width=\"664\" height=\"443\"><\/source><\/picture> <noscript> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/03\/12\/0\/0\/8192\/5464\/664\/0\/75\/0\/c9650a1_ftp-import-images-1-hc5lwptolxy7-5297196-01-06.jpg\" alt=\"The plane which would have transported the former Philippin president Rodrigo Duterte, following his arrest on the mandate of the International Criminal Court, to his landing at Rotterdam-la Haye airport on March 12, 2025.\"\/> <\/noscript><figcaption class=\"article__legend\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The plane which would have transported the former Philippin president Rodrigo Duterte, following his arrest on the mandate of the International Criminal Court, to his landing at Rotterdam-la Haye airport on March 12, 2025.  <span class=\"article__credit\" aria-hidden=\"true\">John Thys \/ AFP<\/span>  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">Rodrigo Duterte, Philippine President from 2016 to 2022, said on Wednesday March 12, assume <em>&#8220;His responsibilities&#8221;<\/em> Upon his arrival in the Netherlands, where he was given to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to respond to alleged crimes. These took place as part of the war against drugs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">The ICC considers that there are <em>&#8220;Reasonable patterns&#8221;<\/em> to believe that Mr. Duterte has committed a crime against humanity, the murder, as <em>&#8220;Indirect co -author&#8221;<\/em>during a campaign against narcotics. It has made tens of thousands of deaths, according to human rights organizations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \"><em>\u201cI am the one who managed the police and the army. I said that I will protect you and I assume my responsibilities \u201d<\/em>said Duterte in a <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bncdotph\/status\/1899355017494278216\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Nouvelle fen\u00eatre\">Shared video on social networks<\/a>while he was preparing to land in the Netherlands. <em>&#8220;I told the police, the army, that it was my work and that I was responsible&#8221;<\/em>continued the 79 -year -old man, the first former Asian Head of State to be charged by the ICC. The Court confirmed that Mr. Duterte had been given to him after arriving in Rotterdam by plane.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">A vehicle apparently carrying Mr. Duterte entered the CPI detention center in The Hague, passing a crowd of dozens of supporters, some shouting: <em>&#8220;Return it&#8221;<\/em> and waving Filipino flags. They denounce an irregular procedure and an abduction of the former president, still very popular in the Philippines. A first appearance in front of the ICC should take place in the coming days.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\"><span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also |<\/span><span class=\"catcher__desc\">  <span class=\"icon__premium\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Article reserved for our subscribers<\/span><\/span>    Ex-president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte arrested on international arrest warrant <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" aria-label=\"Lire plus tard\" data-article-id=\"3413670\" data-position=\"lire aussi\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/international\/article\/2025\/03\/11\/l-ex-president-des-philippines-rodrigo-duterte-arrete-sur-mandat-d-arret-international_6578636_3210.html\" data-status=\"\"> <span class=\"icon__favorites\"\/> <span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span> <\/button> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"article__sub-title\">End of impunity in the Philippines<\/h2>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">Addressing the agency France-Presse before the court, Gilbert Andres, lawyer representing the victims of the war against drugs, said that his customers <em>&#8220;Are very grateful to God, because their prayers have been granted&#8221;<\/em>. <em>\u201cThe arrest of Rodrigo Duterte is a strong signal for international criminal justice. This means that no one is above the laws <\/em>(\u2026)<em> There will be a day justice for all <\/em>(\u2026)<em> even for powerful men like Rodrigo Duterte \u00bb<\/em>added Mr. Andres.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">Before the departure of her father, the current vice-president, Sara Duterte, said he was <em>&#8220;Taken by Force to The Hague&#8221;<\/em>qualifying this transfer of<em>&#8220;Oppression and persecution&#8221;<\/em>. A time expected to succeed her father, Sara Duterte withdrew in favor of Ferdinand Marcos, son of the autocrat of the same name, to whom she allied, before being appointed to the vice-president. But the alliance between the two dynasties recently implodged, as the mid-term elections are approaching. The Senate must now decide on the fate of the leader, notably accused of having wanted to foment an assassination of the Head of State.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\"><span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also |<\/span><span class=\"catcher__desc\">  <span class=\"icon__premium\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Article reserved for our subscribers<\/span><\/span>    The former president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte on the way to the ICC <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" aria-label=\"Lire plus tard\" data-article-id=\"3413735\" data-position=\"lire aussi\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/international\/article\/2025\/03\/12\/l-ex-president-des-philippines-rodrigo-duterte-transfere-a-la-haye_6579560_3210.html\" data-status=\"\"> <span class=\"icon__favorites\"\/> <span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span> <\/button> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \"><em>&#8220;Duterte is lucky, he benefits from a regular procedure&#8221;<\/em> while<em>&#8220;There was no lawsuit for my son&#8221;<\/em>deplored Emily Soriano about his son Angelito, during a press conference organized by a local human rights association in Manila on Wednesday. <em>&#8220;He will be lying in a good bed, my son is already rotting in the cemetery&#8221;<\/em>she continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, described the arrest as <em>&#8220;Not very important&#8221;<\/em> towards the quest for justice for <em>&#8220;Thousands of victims of murders&#8221;<\/em>. China, for its part, called the ICC to <em>&#8220;Avoid both weights, two measurements&#8221;<\/em> And <em>&#8220;All politicization&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__sub-title\">The formidable &#8220;death squads&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">This highly publicized affair comes when the ICC is under the sanctions of the American president, Donald Trump, unhappy with the arrest warrant issued against the Israeli Prime Minister, Benyamin Netanyahu, for alleged crimes committed during the war in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<section class=\"inread  js-services-inread\">\n<p> <span class=\"sr-only\">The memorable world<\/span>  <\/p>\n<p>Test your general culture with the writing of the &#8220;world&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Test your general culture with the writing of the &#8220;world&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Discover<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">The jurisdiction of the jurisdiction, Karim Khan, said that the execution of the arrest warrant against Mr. Duterte was <em>&#8220;Important for victims&#8221;<\/em> and prove that <em>&#8220;International law is not as weak as some might think&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\"><span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also the portrait, in 2017:<\/span><span class=\"catcher__desc\">  <span class=\"icon__premium\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Article reserved for our subscribers<\/span><\/span>    Rodrigo Duterte, itinerary of a killer at the head of the Philippines <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" aria-label=\"Lire plus tard\" data-article-id=\"199871\" data-position=\"lire aussi\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/m-actu\/article\/2017\/06\/30\/rodrigo-duterte-itineraire-d-un-tueur_5153459_4497186.html\" data-status=\"\"> <span class=\"icon__favorites\"\/> <span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span> <\/button> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">On the initiative of Mr. Duterte, the Philippines left, in 2019, the ICC but it maintained its competence with regard to the murders which occurred before this withdrawal, as well as for those committed in the city of Davao, at the time when Mr. Duterte was the mayor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">The ICC declared in its arrest warrant that there were <em>&#8220;Reasonable reasons for believing&#8221;<\/em> that at least nineteen people had been murdered in Davao by members of the<em>&#8220;Davao death squadron&#8221;<\/em>led by M. Duterte. At least twenty-four people were also killed by the Philippine police in various places, according to this mandate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">Among the victims of Mr. Duterte are also journalists &#8211; at least twenty were killed during his mandate, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/rsf.org\/en\/duterte-s-arrest-philippines-rsf-stresses-20-journalists-were-killed-during-his-presidency\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Nouvelle fen\u00eatre\">According to Reporters Without Borders<\/a> &#8211; and a Spanish citizen who lived in the Philippines, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/xustizaparadiego\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Nouvelle fen\u00eatre\">Diego Bello<\/a>victim of an extrajudicial execution on the tourist island of Siargao and which had no connection with the world of drugs, <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/english.elpais.com\/spain\/2021-11-23\/death-of-spains-diego-bello-in-the-philippines-how-the-police-version-was-debunked.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Nouvelle fen\u00eatre\">According to Spanish press surveys<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\"><span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also |<\/span><span class=\"catcher__desc\">  <span class=\"icon__premium\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Article reserved for our subscribers<\/span><\/span>    Philippines: in the Calocan slum, police officers both killers and investigators <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" aria-label=\"Lire plus tard\" data-article-id=\"208840\" data-position=\"lire aussi\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/asie-pacifique\/article\/2017\/09\/08\/dans-le-bidonville-de-caloocan-des-policiers-a-la-fois-tueurs-et-enqueteurs_5182714_3216.html\" data-status=\"\"> <span class=\"icon__favorites\"\/> <span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span> <\/button> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"author\">\n<p class=\"author__detail\">  <span class=\"author__name\">The world with AFP<\/span>  <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article__reactions\">                      Reuse this content   <\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\">Tm-En-1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The plane which would have transported the former Philippin president Rodrigo Duterte, following his arrest on the mandate of the International Criminal Court, to his landing at Rotterdam-la Haye airport on March 12, 2025. 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