India, May 23 -- Former president Rodrigo R. Duterte will stay detained at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands, a trial chamber ruled Friday.

The ICC Trial Chamber III issued the decision following the defense camp's petition for Duterte's interim release, citing his age and health condition.

The chamber argued that Duterte's health has been examined by three ICC-appointed medical experts, whose reports "do not contain any information that warrants" the former chief's interim release.

It also noted that Duterte's refusal to recognize the ICC's jurisdiction "demonstrates at its lowest that the Accused will not comply with any orders that might be made in respect of a release from custody."

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