Duterte appears in person at ICC for first time since 2025 arrest

Rodrigo Duterte has appeared in person at the International Criminal Court for the first time since his March 2025 arrest, at a hearing on his fitness to stand trial.

• Duterte, 81, appeared before the court in The Hague on Wednesday wearing a dark suit and white shirt, after previously attending via video link and skipping several hearings.
• The ICC convened the status hearing after Duterte's lawyers argued his deteriorating health made him unfit to stand trial, and his trial is scheduled for November.
• Duterte's lawyer Peter Haynes told the court his client suffers from "significant memory impairment," while prosecutors argued he remains fit to stand trial.
• Duterte has denied charges of murder and attempted murder linked to his war on drugs, covering killings from November 2011 to March 2019.