28/06/2026
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28/06/2026
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HAGUE, Jun 28: The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered the freezing of money seized from former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at the time of his arrest and transfer to the tribunal, according to court filings cited by media reports.
ICC Trial Chamber III approved a prosecution request to freeze “any money that had been seized” from Duterte following his arrest, Philstar reported. The exact amount of money taken from the former president was not disclosed in the public filings.
Duterte’s legal team had previously argued that the request was unnecessary, saying the funds were already in the ICC’s custody and that a freeze order would have no practical effect.
The court filings also revealed that prosecutors are seeking access to additional items seized from Duterte. While defense lawyers did not object to inspecting some items, they asked the judges to block access to keys currently held by the ICC.
Duterte, 80, has been held at the ICC detention facility in The Hague since March and faces three counts of crimes against humanity allegations linked to killings during his administration’s controversial drug war between 2011 and 2019. He denies the accusations.