Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, will remain in detention in The Hague, appeals judges at the International Criminal Court ruled on Friday, dismissing defence arguments the 80-year-old should be released due to his advanced age and alleged declining health.
Presiding judge Luz del Carmen Ibanez Carranza told a hearing that it was “necessary” Duterte remain in detention as the conditions proposed by his lawyers did not meet the conditions for parole.
Duterte is accused of…
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