ICC Panel Urged: Deny Duterte Appeals

Prosecution urges ICC chamber to reject defense request for additional filings in Duterte case

MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has called on the court’s Appeals Chamber to deny a request from the defense for former president Rodrigo Duterte to file a further reply in the ongoing appeal concerning the Court’s jurisdiction.In a filing dated Dec. 11, 2025, prosecution deputy Mandiaye Niang argued that the defense’s request for leave to reply is “unwarranted” and should be dismissed…