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The Straits Times (28 November 2025)

The International Criminal Court ruled on Nov 28 that the Philippines’ 80-year-old former President Rodrigo Duterte must remain detained, despite a defence appeal for his release on grounds of age and declining health.

Duterte, president from 2016 to 2022, was arrested and taken to The Hague in March over murders during his war on drugs when thousands of alleged narcotics peddlers and users were killed.

The appeals judges shot down one request for  provisional release on health grounds, meaning he will have to stay in court detention to await a possible trial.

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