Prosecutors have objected to the request of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s lawyers to appeal an earlier decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) that deemed him fit to stand trial and denied his request for indefinite adjournment. In a nine-page pleading dated February 12 and signed by deputy prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang, the prosecution said … Read more
According to a report on “Saksi,” the Vice President and younger sister Kitty faced the media in The Hague after visiting their father who has been detained for crimes against humanity charges in connection with the killings under his war on drugs. Vice President Sara Duterte is only waiting for a document before she comes … Read more
Demonstrations in The Hague in support of former President Rodrigo Duterte and those urging that he be made accountable for the killings in his war on drugs will not affect the International Criminal Court which is slated to try him for crimes against humanity, a spokesperson has said. According to Mariz Umali’s exclusive report on … Read more
THE HAGUE – British lawyer Nicholas Kaufman is consulting with Filipino lawyers for the case against his client, former President Rodrigo Duterte, before the International Criminal Court (ICC). “I’m already taking advice from Filipino lawyers. I have to, in a case like this,” Kaufman told GMA Integrated News in an ambush interview before he entered … Read more
THE HAGUE–British-Israeli lawyer Nicholas Kaufman has said he is confident about giving the “strongest defense” for former President Rodrigo Duterte in the latter’s case before the International Criminal Court. In a short interview following his visit to the former president, Kaufmann said he was “very confident about the strongest defense and I’m very confident [Duterte … Read more
Philippine officials, through the Department of Justice (DOJ), have asked the Supreme Court (SC) to deny the petitions filed by the Duterte siblings seeking the release and return of their father, former President Rodrigo Duterte. In a 33-page consolidated compliance, the DOJ asked the SC to deny the consolidated petitions for habeas corpus for being … Read more
Archyde Duterte’s Detention at ICC: A Daughter’s Viewpoint Table of Contents 1. Duterte’s Detention at ICC: A Daughter’s Viewpoint 2. A Family Visit Amidst Legal Battles 3. Duterte’s Request and Legal Strategy 4. Jurisdictional Challenges 5. “Extraordinary Rendition” Allegation 6. Addressing Search Warrant Concerns 7. A Message of Resilience and Invitation 8. Duterte’s Message to … Read more
Former President Rodrigo Duterte looked well-rested and was missing Filipino food when she saw him for the first time after being detained on crimes against humanity charges before the International Criminal Court in The Hague, his daughter Vice President Sara Duterte said. On GMA Integrated News stringer Andy Peñafuerte’s Facebook live, Sara addressed the media … Read more