The International Criminal Court (ICC) Trial Chamber grants the prosecution’s request to admit previously recorded testimony from a key witness in the case involving former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, where he faces charges related to crimes against humanity, including murder.

Outlets report that the court allows the prior statements to be introduced as evidence during the ongoing proceedings. The decision focuses on how the witness’s earlier testimony—already recorded—can be presented in the trial rather than requiring the witness to repeat that testimony in the current phase.

While the outlets vary slightly in wording—some describe the testimony as “recorded” and others as “written”—they all describe the same procedural development: the ICC permits the prosecution to use the witness’s earlier testimony against Duterte as evidence.