Duterte Bid to Disqualify ICC Judges Opposed

Duterte bid to disqualify ICC judges opposed

A deputy prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has opposed former president Rodrigo Duterte’s plea to disqualify two pre-trial judges from ruling on the issue of jurisdiction.

ICC prosecutors reject 2nd bid to oust judges

THE Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has strongly opposed former president Rodrigo Duterte's second attempt to disqualify two judges from ruling on a key jurisdictional challenge in his case, calling the defense's claims baseless and harmful to the court's operations. In a filing dated May 22 and made public on Saturday, ICC prosecutors argued that Judges Reine Adélaïde Sophie Alapini-Gansou of Benin and María d…

Created to try the most serious crimes such as genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has the right to have come from world powers that do not recognize its authority.