The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for former President Rodrigo Duterte, which was published on its website on March 11.
This contradicts claims that the ICC denied issuing a warrant for Duterte over crimes against humanity charges, or that it was not yet made public.
A TikTok video posted at 5:21 a.m. on March 12 featured a clip from a BBC News broadcast the day before in which Southeast Asia correspondent Jonathan Head stated that the ICC “has not publicized the warrant yet.”
The video included on-screen text falsely claiming the “ICC has not publish[ed] the warrant yet.”
Another TikTok video, posted at 6:23 a.m. the same day, used a clip from President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s late-night press briefing on March 11, where he explained how he received the ICC notification.
This video also falsely claimed, “ICC confirm na walang warrant” (ICC confirms there’s no warrant).
RATING: This is false.
Facts
The ICC’s arrest warrant for Duterte was signed by three judges of the international tribunal on March 7 but was initially classified as “secret,” as indicated in the document.
Pre-Trial Chamber I, which issued the warrant, stated that its existence could be disclosed if necessary for its execution.
It was on March 11 when the Chamber had the document reclassified as “Public.” Local media organizations had also obtained a copy yesterday. A Google search result also indicates that the web page on the arrest warrant existed as early as five days before March 12.
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