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- The ICC Pre-Trial Chamber denied Rodrigo Duterte's defense team appeal on May 6, 2025, in The Hague concerning two judges in his crimes against humanity case.
- The defense sought to remove Judges Alapini-Gansou and Flores Liera from ruling on the court's jurisdiction, citing possible bias due to prior related rulings.
- The chamber clarified that only judges can request their own excusal before the Presidency, while disqualification requests may be filed by parties, making the defense's request procedurally improper.
- The four-page ruling, authored by Presiding Judge Iulia Antoanella Motoc, clarified that only a judge can initiate their own removal from a case, and parties involved are not permitted to ask for a judge’s excusal.
- This ruling maintains the judges' role in proceeding with the jurisdictional question, affecting whether the ICC can continue prosecuting Duterte despite the Philippines’ 2019 Rome Statute withdrawal.
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Duterte loses bid to oust ICC judges
(UPDATE) THE International Criminal Court (ICC) has dismissed an attempt by former president Rodrigo Duterte's defense team to exclude two judges from ruling on jurisdictional challenges in his case, clearing the way for the pretrial chamber to determine whether the court has authority over the allegations against him. In a decisive ruling, Pre-Trial Chamber I, presided over by Judge Iulia Antonnella Motoc, rejected the defense's May 1 request u…
ICC rejects Duterte camp's bid to excuse 2 judges from jurisdiction issue
The International Criminal Court has rejected the bid of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's camp to remove two judges from deciding whether the court can hear his crimes against humanity case.
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Manila BulletinICC denies Duterte camp’s appeal to remove two judges
The International Criminal Court (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber has denied the appeal of the camp of former President Rodrigo Duterte to excuse two judges from ruling on jurisdiction of the tribunal over his crimes against humanity case.
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