US EditionDuterte defence says ex-Philippine president suffers deteriorating cognitive condition
Duterte's defense highlights his severe cognitive impairments, including memory loss and executive dysfunction, urging the International Criminal Court to indefinitely adjourn the trial.
- Nicholas Kaufman asked the International Criminal Court on Thursday to indefinitely adjourn all legal proceedings, while Pre-Trial Chamber I voted 2-1 to postpone the September 23 hearing assessing Duterte's fitness.
- Medical evaluations from July 17 and August 13 show former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte suffers significant cognitive deficiencies, and defence filing August 18 argues he is unfit to stand trial, Kaufman said.
- Kaufman said, `With his impaired memory and...defence team, Mr Duterte is unable to understand` the proceedings and `In fact, he is not even able to process the reasons for his detention.`
- Kristina Conti told AFP that she expected Duterte would do this, but the fact that he was able to convince the pre-trial chamber to postpone that indefinitely is scary.
- With allegations linking the drug war to more than 6,000 deaths, Rodrigo Duterte, former Philippine president, is the first Asian former head of state charged by the ICC; the Kabuga precedent shows unfit rulings may not lead to release in The Hague.
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Duterte has 'deteriorating cognitive condition,' says lawyer. What now?
MANILA, Philippines – Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has “deteriorating cognitive condition” that prevents him from “[recalling] events, places, timing or even members of his close family and Defense team,” his lead defense lawyer Nicholas Kaufman told the International Criminal Court (ICC). These details are contained in a newly-publicized filing by the defense team. In this filing, Kaufman asked the ICC pre-trial chamber to indefi…
Duterte defence says ex-Philippine president suffers deteriorating cognitive condition
THE HAGUE: Lawyers for detained former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte say he suffers from significant cognitive deficiencies that affect his memory and daily functioning, documents made public by the International Criminal Court on Thursday (Sep 11) showed. Duterte, 80, was
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