Former President Philippine Rodrigo Dutete holds an ICC hearing

ROdrigo Dutert, who held Presidential Philippine from 2016 to 2022, first appeared in the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Hague on Friday.

Listening means the beginning of a long-term trial on charges of crimes against humanity, filed against him for conducting a cruel anti-narcotic campaign in his country that human rights groups in the Philippines say killed More than 30,000.

The 79 -year -old Dutte appeared at his listening through Videolink, with the presiding judge Iulia Motok, referring to his “long road with a significant difference of time.” However, his lawyer, Salvador Medialdey, was present in the courtroom. MedialDea stated the court that Duttert’s delivery in the Hague “humiliates” and called it “pure and simple abduction.”

The first Asian former head of state, which appeared before the court, Dutte came to Hague after the rapid arrest of March 11 in Manila after arriving with Hong Kong. The Philippine authorities immediately flew to Dutete to the Netherlands, and he remained in the ICC’s imprisonment in the seaside suburb of Heveningen since his arrival.

Judge Motto said that he was confirming the hearing of the accusation on September 23.

In a video posted on Social media Shortly after midnight local time on Thursday, at the same time, as they took responsibility for the police and the military, who were introducing their campaign against drugs, Dutte also acknowledged that “it would be a long trial.”

ICC constantly doubted their slow trials and low beliefs – with 11 beliefs and four excuses Since its creation in 2002. But Duttert’s critics, including people who had family members, died during drug surgery, are satisfied that he appeared in court.

Reported the National Union of Peoples Lawyers In a statement on Friday This arrest and Duerte’s surrender is “an incredible illustration of processes (how people suspected of crimes should be arrested and taken into custody,” adding that these were the processes that “victims” of drugs with drugs “barely used.”

Duerte’s drug reactions in the Philippines saw Thousands of results and extrajudicial killingswith cruelty dated 1998While he held the post of mayor in the southern Philippine city of Davao. In October, while hearing in the Senate, former President Philippines acknowledged that he has his own “Detachment of death“Consists of” gangster “and that he Ordered police officers “Encourage” the suspected drugs to reflect so that the officers can justify their murder.

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“Dutte is lucky that he has a proper process but my child who was killed had no proper process” said Emily Soriano at a press conference in Manila. The son of teenagers Soriano, Angelito, was killed in drug operations in 2016. “He sleeps in a nice bed, and my baby rot in the cemetery,” she added.

Randy Delos Santos, Uncle Kian Delos Santos, teenager, who was also shot dead in August 2017 against drugs in Manila, resulting in one of the most loud campaign cases, Local Reporters after Duttert’s arrest: “Our former president is lucky because he is given the opportunity to protect himself … My nephew has never been brought to court. Many accusations have been thrown. Then he was killed. “

“Good for (Dutte) that he was just arrested by police while our relatives were killed in place,” he said Jane LeeThe man was killed by unidentified attackers in 2017.

Outside the ICC on Friday, protesters against Dutte have supported his imprisonment, with some posters who wrote: “Bring it to Dutherty and bring him to court!” Meanwhile, protesters have chanted Duttert’s name, saying, “Bring it home!”