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 Registry of the International Criminal Court said that the medical officer in its detention facility “does not possess the requisite expertise or judicial knowledge” to assess whether former president Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial. “For the confirmation hearing, the MO may provide...