ICC Confirms Charges of Crimes Against Humanity Against Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte

Apr 24, 2026, 00:04

Introduction

A court has decided that a former president can go to trial for many killings.

Main Body

The International Criminal Court (ICC) said a group of judges found enough reason for a trial. The former president is Rodrigo Duterte. He was president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. The court says he planned a big operation against drugs. Many people died in this operation. The judges said there is strong evidence. Duterte was mayor of Davao City and later president. The court says he made a plan to stop suspected criminals. Human rights groups say 30,000 people died during his time as president. The police say 6,000 people died. Amnesty International says police killed unarmed people. They used lists of names. Prosecutors say police and other groups killed people for money. Duterte is 81 years old. He says he did not do these things. Police arrested him in the Philippines in March 2025. Then they took him to The Hague. The ICC is in The Hague. Duterte does not want to go to future court meetings. His lawyers tried to stop the case. They said the court has no power. They also said Duterte is sick. The court did not agree. Duterte''s lawyer says the evidence is not true.

Conclusion

The case will now go to a trial. We do not know the date of the trial. The former president says he is not guilty. His lawyers say the evidence is not good.

Vocabulary Learning

arrested
When police take someone because they think they did something wrong.被捕
Example:The police arrested the man yesterday.
court
A place where a judge decides if someone did something wrong.法庭
Example:The court will decide the case.
evidence
Facts or information that show something is true.證據
Example:The police found evidence of the crime.
guilty
When you did something wrong or illegal.有罪的
Example:The judge said he is guilty.
trial
A meeting in court to see if someone is guilty.審判
Example:The trial starts next week.

Sentence Learning

A court has decided that a former president can go to trial for many killings.
This sentence uses the present perfect tense 'has decided' to show a recent decision. 'That' introduces a clause explaining what was decided.本句使用現在完成式'has decided'來表示一個近期的決定。'That'引導一個從句，解釋決定的內容。
The International Criminal Court (ICC) said a group of judges found enough reason for a trial.
The main verb 'said' is in the past simple tense. The object clause 'a group of judges found enough reason' uses the past simple tense 'found'.主要動詞'said'是過去簡單式。受詞從句'a group of judges found enough reason'使用過去簡單式'found'。
The court says he planned a big operation against drugs.
The verb 'says' is in the present simple tense, used for stating a fact. 'Planned' is the past simple tense of 'plan'.動詞'says'是現在簡單式，用於陳述事實。'Planned'是'plan'的過去簡單式。
Human rights groups say 30,000 people died during his time as president.
'Say' is present simple tense. 'Died' is the past simple tense of 'die'. 'During' is a preposition showing a period of time.'Say'是現在簡單式。'Died'是'die'的過去簡單式。'During'是一個介詞，表示一段時間。
Police arrested him in the Philippines in March 2025.
This sentence is in the past simple tense ('arrested'). 'Him' is an object pronoun. 'In the Philippines' and 'in March 2025' are prepositional phrases showing place and time.本句是過去簡單式（'arrested'）。'Him'是受格代名詞。'In the Philippines'以及'in March 2025'是介詞片語，表示地點與時間。