US EditionDuterte camp scrambling to stop ICC trial before it starts–lawyer
- Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will soon challenge the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court regarding his case, as stated by his lead defense lawyer, Nicholas Kaufman.
- Duterte's legal counsel argues that the ICC retains jurisdiction over claims prior to the Philippines' withdrawal in 2019, involving alleged killings from 2011 to 2019.
- If the jurisdictional challenge is ruled in their favor, there would be no confirmation-of-charges hearing, impacting the trial's schedule.
- Duterte's legal issues arise from allegations of extrajudicial killings during his administration, highlighted by the ICC's previous jurisdictional ruling.
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Roque still hopes to be part of Duterte’s defense team Bella
Former presidential spokesman Harry Roque is still trying to get an audience with detained former president Rodrigo Duterte amid his quest to be part of Duterte’s defense team in the International Criminal Court.
'It's Kaufmann, not Kaufman,' says US author who is mistaken for Duterte lawyer
MANILA, Philippines — An American author on Tuesday night said he has been "flooded" with followers and commenters from the Philippines who have mistaken him for the lawyer of former president Rodrigo Duterte at The Hague, Netherlands where he stands trial for alleged crimes against humanity. In a Facebook post, Nicholas Kaufmann, who is an award-winning horror book author, said messages were sent to him thinking he was Duterte's counsel, Nichol…
Duterte to challenge ICC jurisdiction soon, pursue release 'when conditions are ripe'
MANILA, Philippines – Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte would be filing the challenge to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) soon, and will separately apply for an interim release “when the conditions are ripe,” his lead defense lawyer Nicholas Kaufman told Rappler on Wednesday, April 2. “As for the timing of a challenge concerning the exercise of jurisdiction; this issue will be presented in the near future,” Ka…
Duterte camp scrambling to stop ICC trial before it starts–lawyer
MANILA, Philippines — Former President Rodrigo Duterte’s legal counsel is looking to challenge the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) jurisdiction on his crimes against humanity case to prevent it from reaching trial at all costs, a lawyer representing extrajudicial killing (EJK) victims said Tuesday. Because once the trial takes place, it would be hard for Duterte’s
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