๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ?
The ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ hearing is a ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, not a trial itself. Its purpose is to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to establish ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ that the suspectโin this instance, Mr. Duterteโcommitted each of the crimes alleged by the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ค๐จ๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐ข๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฆ?
The required ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฑ (๐ผ๐ฟ ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐บ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐ณ) for the confirmation of charges is “๐๐๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ” that the individual committed the crimes charged. This pre-trial standard is significantly lower than the “๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐” standard strictly required for a final conviction.
SOURCE: Rome Statute Rules of Procedure and Evidence
