Vitaliano Aguirre’s art of comfortably lying

The International Criminal Court (ICC) calls the game-changing document it publicly released only last week as a DCC – Document Containing the Charges. In it, eight were named as co-perpetrators of the accused prisoner Rodrigo Duterte, “co-perpetrator” being defined by the ICC as those who “controlled a structure of power—the local police and related Davao … Read more

Duterte confident there’s ‘no case’ to answer at ICC, says Sara

THE HAGUE — Former president Rodrigo Duterte believes he has no case to answer at the International Criminal Court, his daughter Vice President Sara Duterte said Sunday, and is confident he has a strong legal argument. The vice-president told reporters her father was now in better health after appearing fatigued and dazed at his first hearing … Read more

Nicholas Kaufman named Duterte’s legal counsel in ICC case

British-Israeli lawyer Nicholas Kaufman has been appointed the legal counsel of former President Rodrigo Duterte, the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced Wednesday. In a notice, the ICC said Kaufman’s appointment was confirmed on March 17. This was after Duterte nominated the British-Israeli lawyer as his “lead defense Counsel in the ICC proceedings” on March 14. … Read more