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...
Malacañang has brushed aside an invitation from former president Rodrigo Duterte’s lawyer to discuss the latter’s interim release, saying any visit to the Philippines should be for tourism, not legal negotiations. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro made the...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte 's defense team has questioned the prosecution 's reliance on self-confessed murderers as its star witnesses in the crimes against humanity charges the former leader is facing, arguing that their testimonies lack credibility as the statements cannot even...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense team told judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) that there is “no smoking gun” linking him directly to any of the killings cited in the prosecution’s charges. During the third day of the confirmation of charges hearing on Thursday, Feb....
