The defense team of former president Rodrigo Duterte submitted to the International Criminal Court (ICC) new medical records of the former leader allegedly showing his “cognitive impairment.” The five-page document signed by Duterte’s lead counsel Nicholas Kaufman on Monday, Sept. 29,...
The Netherlands could potentially host former president Rodrigo Duterte if he is granted interim release, International Criminal Court (ICC)-registered assistant counsel Kristina Conti said. “The Netherlands, obvious kasi dadaanan siya, it will be a transit country,” the lawyer, who is in The...
The camp of former president Rodrigo Duterte has informed the pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) that the Philippine government has no objection to the possibility of the former chief executive’s interim release to a third country. In a filing on Friday, Sept. 26,...
The pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) asked the Netherlands and another state—whose name has been redacted from the document—to submit its observations regarding the possibility of hosting former president Rodrigo Duterte under his interim release application. In a...
Vice President Sara Duterte revealed that there is at least one country that agreed to host former president Rodrigo Duterte if the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) pre-trial chamber will approve his interim release application. Speaking to the Filipino community in Japan over the weekend,...
Although former president Rodrigo Duterte is detained in The Hague, Netherlands, Vice President Sara Duterte said he keeps the Philippines in mind, worried about the current corruption issues plaguing the country. The official was able to talk to her father on Friday, Sept. 19, via a phone call...
The defense for former president Rodrigo Duterte has asked the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) pre-trial chamber for his temporary release, pointing out that administrative delays caused by questions on his health condition should not hinder his right to liberty. In a five-page document...
The camp of former president Rodrigo Duterte is studying the possibility of being released temporarily in the Netherlands, the host country of the International Criminal Court (ICC) where he has been detained since March this year for charges of crimes against humanity of murder. In a five-page...
The prosecution of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has asked its pre-trial chamber to reject former president Rodrigo Duterte’s renewed request for interim release, citing the need for his continued detention and his family’s attempts to delegitimize the ICC proceedings. In an eight-page...
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber I (PTC I) granted former president Rodrigo Duterte’s request to defer the adjudication on his interim release petition. The decision was made by the majority of the judges, with Judge María del Socorro Flores Liera dissenting. In a...
The legal team of former president Rodrigo Duterte has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to suspend its adjudication on its interim release application, citing the need to submit additional information, but the prosecution has since objected the request. In two documents uploaded...
The findings of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations headed by presidential sister Senator Imee Marcos can help prove to the International Criminal Court (ICC) that former president Rodrigo Duterte must be granted interim release based on the supposed unconstitutionality of his arrest, defense...
