ICC Appeals Chamber upholds Rody detentionMANILA, Philippines — Former president Rodrigo Duterte will remain in detention in The Hague after the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) rejected his latest bid for temporary liberty on Friday. The five-member appeals chamber unanimously affirmed the Jan. 26 decision of the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I, which mandated the continued detention of Duterte. The ICC Appeals Chamber is composed of a different set of judges from the Pre-Trial Chamber I. In his appeal, Kaufman called out the pre-trial chamber for disregarding a report they submitted concerning Duterte’s health condition. Duterte has been detained at the ICC Detention Center in The Hague since March 12, 2025, a day after he was arrested in the Philippines and subsequently turned over to the ICC.

Source: Philippine Star March 07, 2026 16:03 UTC