Duterte may struggle to stop ICC trial, says Colmenares

Lawyer for victims' families lauds denial of Duterte camp's petition

(UPDATE) THE International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to deny the request of former president Rodrigo Duterte's camp to restrict identity documents for participating victims in the drug war case is a significant victory for justice and efficiency, Kristina Conti, counsel to several families of victims of extrajudicial killings, said Tuesday. In an interview, Conti said that the ICC's pre-trial chamber ruled against limiting identification d…

Duterte may struggle to stop ICC trial, says Colmenares

MANILA, Philippines — Questioning the court’s jurisdiction or the admissibility of his case may be the only options left for the legal team of former President Rodrigo Duterte to prevent him from being tried by the International Criminal Court (ICC), a human rights lawyer said on Sunday. This was after the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejected the proposal of Duterte’s counsel to restrict the type of identification documents that may be presented by …

ICC pre-trial chamber denies Duterte camp’s request to restrict victim identity documents

The International Criminal Court (ICC) pre-trial chamber has rejected former president Rodrigo Duterte’s legal team’s request to restrict the victim verification process in its investigation into his war on drugs.

ICC chamber OKs easing of drug war victims’ ID rules

A pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled that it would accept various types of government IDs for the relatives of the drug war victims who seek to participate in the proceedings against former president Rodrigo Duterte, who is facing charges of crimes against humanity of murder. ICC in The Hague, Netherlands (Marina Riera/Human Rights Watch) The easing of the identification rules meant that the ICC would not limit…

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Chairperson Imee Marcos is still trying to hold another hearing on the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte by the International Criminal Court (ICC). According to Sen. Marcos, even her colleagues Senators Bato dela Rosa, Robin Padilla and Alan Peter Cayetano are also requesting another public hearing because there are still many details that need to be looked into and extracted that have not yet been …

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Several columns back we wrote about former President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s having made a supreme sacrifice by allowing his easy arrest by elements of the Philippine National Police and the International Police Organization (Interpol) in the easiest possible manner. Yes, it was our take on FPRRD’s virtual handing himself over to his arresting officers without much resort to legalese. Except for some few scenes with some drama elements, Duterte at t