Duterte kids tell SC: Petition for father’s ICC release not moot

Duterte kids tell SC: Petition for father’s ICC release not moot

The children of former President Rodrigo Duterte have filed separate memoranda with the Supreme Court (SC), insisting that the consolidated petition seeking the release of their father from detention at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is not moot.

Duterte children tell Supreme Court petition for father’s ICC release is not moot

The children of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte have separately urged the Supreme Court of the Philippines to proceed with their consolidated petition seeking his release from detention, arguing that the case remains live despite his custody at the International Criminal Court. In response to the Court’s directive to address mootness, judicial restraint amid ongoing …