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MANILA, Philippines — The International Criminal Court (ICC) trial chamber on Wednesday convened its first status conference on former President Rodrigo Duterte’s crimes against humanity case to discuss the timeline and logistical hurdles in ensuring an expeditious trial, given Duterte’s health condition.
British judge Joanna Korner of Trial Chamber III opened the session by reminding all parties that the court is operating under strict post-2020 independent expert guidelines aimed at streamlining trials.
“Efficiency and expedition are dependent on actions taken by all parties,” Korner warned, noting that the tribunal would focus heavily on early issue identification and the aggressive use of agreed facts to avoid the “wholesale dumping” of unnecessary evidence seen in previous ICC trials.
“There was a whole lot of, in our view, unnecessary and irrelevant evidence that was dumped into the court records,” she said, adding that the chamber would find ways to simplify the system.
