Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court are asking the Trial Chamber to admit additional recorded witness testimonies in the case involving crimes against humanity attributed to former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. The applications relate to witnesses who, according to the prosecution, can provide information connected to alleged killings during police operations.
Across the outlets, the focus is on whether older written or recorded accounts should be entered as evidence to support the prosecution’s case and to help expedite proceedings. Several reports describe links to “Oplan Tokhang” and “One Time, Big Time,” and to alleged extrajudicial killings. One report also specifies that one witness account concerns 13 killings associated with a police operation.
Some outlets emphasize procedural aims—such as relevance, reliability, and the desire to move the trial along—while others foreground the subject matter of the testimony, naming operations the witnesses relate to. In all cases, the reporting centers on prosecution applications to admit recorded testimony from additional witnesses, rather than on judicial rulings or defence responses.
