THE HAGUE – Inaprubahan ng International Criminal Court (ICC) ang hiling ng kampo ni dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte maging ang prosekusyon na magdagdag ng mga item ng ebidensya para sa confirmation of charges sa susunod na linggo kaugnay sa kontrobersyal na war on drugs.
Sa desisyon na may petsang Pebrero 20, 2026, pinagbigyan ng Pre-Trial Chamber I ang “‘Defence Second Request for Leave to Add Items to its List of Evidence’ and the Prosecution’s request to add fourteen items to its list of evidence.”
Bago nito, pinagbigyan din ng Kapulungan noong Pebrero 10, 2026 ang hiling ng Defence at Prosecution ng leave para magdagdag ng item sa kani-kanilang lists of evidence, kung saan ang Defence at Prosecution ay naghain ng updated na bersyon noong Pebrero 13, 2026.
Noong Pebrero 18, 2026, humiling ang Defence ng “leave to add 108 items […] to its List of Evidence as it indicated inter alia that the Prosecution has confirmed […] in inter partes communications that the addition of these [i]tems to the Defence List of Evidence causes it no prejudice.”
Sa kaparehong araw, kinumpirma ng Prosekusyon na “it does not object to the admission of the material listed in […] Annex A of the [Defence’s Request]’; and requested the Chamber “to admit […] fourteen items to the Prosecution’s List of Evidence’, clarifying that ‘[i]n the course of the inter partes communications, the Defence agreed that they would not Object”.
“Noting the limited extent of the requested additions, the nature of the material concerned and its relevance to the charges brought against the suspect, as well as the absence of objection from the parties and participants to both the Defence’s and Prosecution’s Requests, the Chamber considers that there is good cause to grant such requests without causing undue prejudice to either party,” sinabi ng ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I.
“FOR THESE REASONS, THE CHAMBER HEREBY GRANTS the Defence’s Request and the Prosecution’s Request; and ORDERS the Defence and the Prosecution to file an updated list of evidence by no later than 20 February 2026 at 16:00,” dagdag pa.
Pinagbigyan din ng International Criminal Court (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I ang hiling ni Duterte na i-waive ang kanyang karapatan na dumalo sa confirmation of charges sa susunod na linggo kaugnay sa war on drugs. RNT/JGC
