The defense team of former president Rodrigo Duterte will appeal the latest decision of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) pre-trial chamber that affirmed its jurisdiction on the former leader’s crimes against humanity case. Nicholas Kaufman, Duterte’s lead counsel, told NewsWatch Plus...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected a bid by former president Rodrigo Duterte to challenge the tribunal’s jurisdiction over crimes linked to his administration’s bloody war on drugs, clearing the way for proceedings against him to move forward. In a 32-page decision released...
The charges of crimes against humanity against former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte will not be outright dismissed, and he will still remain under the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) even if he is found to be unfit to stand trial. This was the legal opinion of ICC-registered...
The pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered a medical examination on detained former president Rodrigo Duterte to determine his fitness to stand trial for the charges of crimes against humanity of murder. In a nine-page document dated Oct. 16 and signed by PTC I...
The removal of International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan from the case of former president Rodrigo Duterte will have “no impact” on the current and future proceedings, the ICC spokesperson and the Office of the Prosecutor said. In separate statements, ICC spokesperson Fadi...
Vice President Sara Duterte urged the Marcos administration not to be “selective” in its corruption probe, pointing out that it should investigate corruption issues from all past administrations and not just that of her father’s. In a media interview in Zamboanga City on Wednesday, Oct. 15,...
Vice President Sara Duterte has no plans of ever speaking again with former political ally President Marcos even for the sake of the possible release of her father. In a media interview in Zamboanga City on Wednesday, Oct. 15, she said that the legal issues of former president Rodrigo Duterte are...
Malacañang has slammed Vice President Sara Duterte for claiming that President Marcos is not doing his job and only wants to stay in power, asserting that he is instead cleaning up the mess left by the previous administration. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has tasked a team of medical experts to assess the medical condition of former president Rodrigo Duterte and determine his fitness to stand trial and attend the legal proceedings against him in relation to the crimes against humanity of murder charges he is...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) appeals judges have disqualified chief prosecutor Karim Khan from the crimes against humanity charges against former president Rodrigo Duterte because of conflict of interest. This was according to several media agencies which cited a Reuters exclusive story,...
Vice President Sara Duterte said that her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, will not have the traditional Christmas and New Year get-together this year because he will remain in detention at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. Speaking to reporters during a...
Malacañang has slammed Davao City First District Rep. Paolo Duterte for threatening to get back at the people behind his father 's arrest, reminding him that he should not be making such threats in a "civilized society." Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro...
