Decision on Duterte’s interim release appeal to be livestreamed on Nov. 28

Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s appeal for interim release before the International Criminal Court (ICC) will be delivered in open court and streamed live online on Friday, November 28.

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The ICC said the judgment will be transmitted via its official website, as well as on Facebook and YouTube at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, giving the public direct access to one of the most closely watched international criminal proceedings in recent years.

This latest appeal comes after Pre-Trial Chamber I rejected previous requests for interim release on Sept. 26, 2025, citing Duterte’s opposition to his arrest, family demands for his return to the Philippines and public comments by Vice President Sara Duterte suggesting she would break him out of ICC detention.

The Duterte camp filed the current appeal on Oct. 14, 2025, arguing that the court did not properly consider “humanitarian considerations.”

The appeal noted Duterte’s age (80 years), infirmity and debilitated state, asserting that detaining him while he enjoys the presumption of innocence is “cruel.”