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Jonathan Magistrado

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<p>The Registry of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has formally submitted a &quot;blueprint&quot; or set of operational guidelines and technical recommendations to govern the upcoming trial of former Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.</p><p>In a six-page public document dated June 5, 2026, titled &quot;Registry&#x27;s Observations on the Directions on the Conduct of the Proceeding,&quot; the Registry mapped out strict protocols for handling sensitive testimony, public transcripts, and digital evidence before Trial Chamber III. </p><p>The submission follows an oral directive issued by Presiding Judge Joanna Korner during the case&#x27;s First Status Conference on May 27, 2026, instructing all parties to submit their recommendations for the trial&#x27;s framework by Friday, June 5.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>12-MINUTE REDACTION RULE</strong></div><p>To safeguard sensitive or classified information accidentally disclosed during live testimonies, the Registry urged Trial Chamber III to adopt a highly strict timeline for censoring the public broadcast feed. Taking into account potential technical lags, the Registry emphasized the need for immediate action. </p><p>The document states: &quot;The Registry requests that such submissions be made as promptly as possible, and in any event no later than 12 minutes after the information was revealed. The parties and participants should then have 4 minutes to raise any objections.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>PUBLIC TRANSCRIPTS</strong></div><p>For the standard documentation and public release of trial records, the Registry invited the Chamber to look into protocols utilized in other high-profile international cases, specifically citing The Prosecutor v. Mahamat Said Abdel Kani.</p><p>Regarding the creation of edited public transcripts, the Registry wrote: “The Registry invites the Chamber to consider adopting the procedure established by Trial Chamber VI in the Prosecutor v. Mahamat Said Abdel Kani case, entitled &#x27;Amended Procedure for Producing (Lesser) Public Redacted Versions of Transcripts.&#x27; The Registry submits that this procedure has consistently proven effective and represents a best practice...” </p><p>The Registry also noted that the verification system from the same African case has “consistently demonstrated its effectiveness in practice and has facilitated the timely correction of transcripts.”</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>DIGITAL PROCEEDINGS</strong></div><p>The Registry is also pushing for full digitalization of the proceedings through the Judicial Workflow Platform (JWP). </p><p>It recommended that the Chamber, the prosecution, and Duterte’s defense team utilize the specialized witness-entity and electronic evidentiary-materials (E-binders) modules.</p><p>According to the Registry, this ensures that “the record of the case may be maintained within a single, consolidated, and comprehensive platform, thereby facilitating the work of all relevant actors.” </p><p>Ahead of the June 5 deadline, the Court Management Section held specialized briefings with Duterte’s defense counsel and the Legal Representatives of the Victims on June 3, followed by a separate meeting with the prosecution on June 4, to present the digital platform.  Additional talks are scheduled, with a final report on the technology’s integration due to the Chamber by June 15, 2026. </p><p>The document was signed by Marc Dubuisson, Director of the Division of Judicial Services, on behalf of ICC Registrar Osvaldo Zavala Giler.</p><p>The formal trial follows a swift series of procedural steps earlier this year. </p><p>The ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I officially confirmed the charges against Duterte on April 23, 2026, leading to the rapid constitution of Trial Chamber III by the ICC Presidency on April 28 to handle the absolute merits of the case.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/27/duterte-s-icc-trial-to-start-november-30-2028">Duterte&#x27;s ICC trial to start November 30</a></div>

<p>The Registry of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has formally submitted a "blueprint" or set of operational guidelines and technical recommendations to govern the upcoming trial of former Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.</p>

The Registry of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has formally submitted a "blueprint" or set of operational guidelines and technical recommendations to govern the upcoming trial of former Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.

ICC Registry sets digital workflow, redaction rules for Duterte trial

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ICC Registry sets digital workflow, redaction rules for Duterte trial

Jonathan Magistrado,

ABS-CBN News

Published June 06, 2026 02:14 AM PHT

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