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TMI BlogWhat is International Criminal Court, which had former Philippine President Duterte arrested?X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... What is International Criminal Court, which had former Philippine President Duterte arrested? X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... cide and crimes against humanity. The 79-year-old former president has become the first former Asian leader to be arrested by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Duterte was expected to arrive Wednesday in the Netherlands after his arrest the previous morning on an ICC warrant accusing him of crimes against humanity over deadly anti-drug crackdowns he oversaw while in office. What is the I ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nternational Criminal Court? The ICC handles allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and aggression, and takes on cases when nations are unable or unwilling to prosecute crimes on their territory. The court's newest member, Ukraine, formally joined in January, bringing the number of member states to 125. Major powers — the United States, Russia and China — are among nation ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... s that are not members. The ICC, which has a budget this year of more than 195 million Euros (USD 213 million), does not have a police force and has to rely on the cooperation of states to arrest suspects. Judges at the court have issued 60 arrest warrants and convicted 11 people. Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga was the first, sentenced in 2012 to 14 years in prison for conscripting child sol ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... diers. In 2021, the court convicted Ugandan commander Dominic Ongwen of dozens of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including multiple killings and forced marriages in Uganda. Ongwen was a one-time child soldier who morphed into a brutal commander of a notorious rebel group known as the Lord's Resistance Army. Three verdicts are pending. Former Central African Republic soccer federatio ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... n president Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona and Alfred Yekatom, alleged leaders of a predominantly Christian rebel group in the Central African Republic, are accused of multiple counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The trial of Ali Mohammed Ali Abdul Rahman Ali, who is accused of committing atrocities as the leader of the Janjaweed militia in Sudan, wrapped up last year. The ICC's deten ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tion centre The court's detention centre is housed behind the high brick walls of a Dutch prison complex in The Hague seaside suburb of Scheveningen, about a mile (1.5 kilometres) from the court's headquarters. Detainees have access to books, television and news, as well as a gym and sports facilities. They also can use a computer to work on their defence case and get computer training, if the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... y need it. The court also arranges for family members to visit people in its custody. Photos on the ICC website show a communal area with a foosball table, kitchen facilities, a table and chairs. The centre also has a small medical facility. Each cell contains a bed, desk, cupboard, toilet, hand basin, television and an intercom system to contact guards when the door is locked. If Duterte go ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... es to trial and is convicted, he would not serve his sentence in The Hague but be transferred to a prison in another country. The detention centre currently houses five other suspects; Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, Yekatom, and Ngaissona from the Central African Republic, Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud from Mali and Abdul Rahman from Sudan. Suspects not in ICC custody The ICC has ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... issued arrest warrants for dozens of suspects since it was established in 2002. Among them are Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The court issued a warrant for Putin two years ago, accusing him of personal responsibility for the abductions of children from Ukraine. Putin has rejected the accusations. In November, the court's judges issued warrants ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... for Netanyahu, his former defence minister and Hamas' military chief, accusing them of crimes against humanity in connection with the war in Gaza. Netanyahu condemned the warrant against him, saying Israel “rejects with disgust the absurd and false actions” by the court. The case against the Hamas military leader has been terminated because he is believed to have been killed. Other suspects wa ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nted by the ICC include former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and Joseph Kony, leader of the shadowy Ugandan militia Lord's Resistance Army. (AP) NPK NPK X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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