ICC Registry recommends independent expert to assess Duterte's fitness to stand trial

ICC Registry recommends independent expert to assess Duterte's fitness to stand trial

(UPDATE) THE International Criminal Court (ICC) Registry has told Pre-Trial Chamber I that an independent expert, not the detention center’s medical officer, should determine whether former president Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial.In a public redacted filing dated Sept. 30 and released Friday (Manila time), the Registry responded to Duterte’s defense request for an indefinite adjournment of proceedings, citing alleged “cognitive impairmen…