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...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte is the most responsible individual in the killings of thousands of victims during the war on drugs for ordering the operations as the commander-in-chief at that time. On the last day of the confirmation of charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday,...
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...
The broadcast of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense team 's presentation at the International Criminal Court (ICC) had been cut multiple times on Thursday, just as judge Iulia Motoc noted public identification of victims and witnesses during the hearing. Those tuning in to 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...
A selection of comments made by the identified co-perpetrators of former president Rodrigo Duterte and their sharing of the same "rhetorical cue" proves nothing about the alleged collusion to commit a common criminal plan through Duterte 's bloody war on drugs, his defense team said. Duterte...
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....
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) underscored that its investigations and prosecutions are independently conducted and funded through the Court’s approved budget, amid allegations in the Philippines that its personnel received corruption money. The statement...
Malacañang said it respects the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to grant former president Rodrigo Duterte’s request to skip his scheduled detention hearing, reiterating that the Marcos administration will not interfere in the proceedings. In a press briefing on Thursday, Feb....
Former president Rodrigo Duterte might not be coming back to the Philippines anymore, after all. That 's what his family stands to believe in as the International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed his crimes against humanity at the recent hearing in The Hague. In a recent interview with his...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta said on Tuesday, Feb. 24, that the Philippines is “willing and able to prosecute crimes against humanity” and must assert the primary jurisdiction of its own courts before any surrender or extradition of Filipino citizens to international tribunals. Marcoleta stated...
