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Presiding Judge Joanna Korner at the International Criminal Court (ICC) warned lawyers to avoid speculation and urged prosecutors to reduce their witness list ahead of a November 30 trial for Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who was arrested and surrendered to the ICC in March 2025. The court confirmed all three counts of crimes against humanity involving murder and attempted murder related to Duterte’s war on drugs from 2011 to 2019 earlier this year. Judge Korner’s remarks reflect concern over media distortions in the context of intense scrutiny and debate surrounding the case across Philippine media platforms.

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At an International Criminal Court (ICC) status conference on Wednesday, Presiding Judge Joanna Korner warned parties involved in the upcoming trial against Philippine President Duterte to avoid speculation and advised prosecutors to reduce their witness list and evidence ahead of the November 30 trial opening. The court faces unique challenges due to how its proceedings are scrutinized, interpreted, and sometimes distorted across Philippines’ political and social media landscapes. In March 2025, Duterte was arrested in the Philippines and surrendered to the ICC in The Hague, where the Pre-Trial Chamber confirmed all three counts of crimes against humanity involving murder and attempted murder as part of his war on drugs between November 2011 and March 2019.

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Legal experts say such warnings are not unusual in international criminal cases, but the breadth of Korner’s remarks reflects the particular difficulty facing the court as its proceedings are scrutinised, interpreted and sometimes distorted across the Philippines’ political and social media landscape.

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🔮 Why the ICC is cracking down on ‘fake news’ as Duterte trial looms Presiding Judge Joanna Korner warns parties to ‘avoid speculation’ and urges prosecutors to trim their witness list and evidence Those pressures came into focus at an International Criminal Court (ICC) status conference on Wednesday, when Presiding Judge Joanna Korner urged prosecutors to trim their witness list and evidence ahead of the November 30 trial opening while delivering a blunt warning against lawyers using the media in ways that could fuel “fake news”.

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Why the ICC is cracking down on ‘fake news’ as Duterte trial looms Presiding Judge Joanna Korner warns parties to ‘avoid speculation’ and urges prosecutors to trim their witness list and evidence Those pressures came into focus at an International Criminal Court (ICC) status conference on Wednesday, when Presiding Judge Joanna Korner urged prosecutors to trim their witness list and evidence ahead of the November 30 trial opening while delivering a blunt warning against lawyers using the media in ways that could fuel “fake news”. uncertain

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Legal experts say such warnings are not unusual in international criminal cases, but the breadth of Korner’s remarks reflects the particular difficulty facing the court as its proceedings are scrutinised, interpreted and sometimes distorted across the Philippines’ political and social media landscape. asserted

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Duterte was arrested in the Philippines and surrendered to the ICC in The Hague in March 2025. asserted

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In April this year, the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber confirmed all three counts of crimes against humanity against him – involving murder and attempted murder allegedly committed as part of his war on drugs between November 2011 and March 2019 – and committed him to trial. uncertain

Chamber → confirm → trial

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