The International Criminal Court (ICC) has granted British-Israeli lawyer Nicholas Kaufman’s request to withdraw as counsel for former President Rodrigo Duterte in his crimes against humanity case before the tribunal in The Hague. In a decision dated May 11, Trial Chamber III said it approved...
Batangas 2nd district Rep. Gerville "Jinky Bitrics" Luistro doesn 't buy the narrative that British-Israeli lawyer Nicholas Kaufman was fired as Rodrigo Duterte 's lead counsel in connection with the former Philippine president 's International Criminal Court (ICC) case. Instead,...
Lawyer Nicholas Kaufman has expressed gratitude to former president Rodrigo Duterte and his supporters as his request to withdraw as lead counsel before the International Criminal Court (ICC) awaits approval. In a message sent to reporters, Kaufman described representing Duterte as a...
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s lead counsel at the International Criminal Court (ICC), Nicholas Kaufman, has formally requested permission to withdraw from the former leader’s legal team as the case moves closer to trial. In a filing dated May 8, Kaufman said his...
House Deputy Speaker La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V says the Duterte family ought to clarify how it is able to financially sustain former president Rodrigo Duterte 's International Criminal Court (ICC) case despite their claims of having a modest lifestyle. “A clear explanation...
Lawyer Nicholas Kaufman claimed that the Philippine government under President Marcos is aiding the prosecution in the International Criminal Court (ICC) case against former president Rodrigo Duterte and will not assist the defense. “The Philippine government, headed by President Bongbong Marcos,...
The defense team of former President Rodrigo Duterte described the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision confirming charges against him as “bizarre,” questioning the absence of cited evidence in the ruling. In an interview with the international media in The Hague, lawyer Nicholas...
The defense team of former president Rodrigo Duterte said it was not surprised by the International Criminal Court (ICC) Appeals Chamber’s ruling affirming jurisdiction over his case, with lead counsel Nicholas Kaufman saying the former leader was unlikely to be let go as he is the court’s...
Malacañang has rejected former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense’s claims of betrayal, saying his arrest served justice for the victims of his bloody war on drugs. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro asserted that the Philippine government did not betray the...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Office of the Prosecutor said it can no longer investigate any “killings” committed under the current Marcos administration following former president Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to withdraw from the Rome Statute. Senior Trial Lawyer Julian Nicholls of...
Defense counsel Nicholas Kaufman on Friday challenged the prosecution’s claim that children were among the victims in former president Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war, arguing that only one minor — Kian delos Santos — has been substantiated in the 49 incidents cited before the court. Speaking on...
In an attempt to prove that the exit of former president Rodrigo Duterte from power did not stop the killings, defense counsel Nicholas Kaufman argued that deaths at the hands of state agents continued under the Marcos administration. During the third day of the confirmation of charges hearing at...
