ICC registry discloses new associate counsel for Duterte | ABS-CBN
ADVERTISEMENT
Welcome, Kapamilya! We use cookies to improve your browsing experience. Continuing to use this site means you agree to our use of cookies. Tell me more!
ICC registry discloses new associate counsel for Duterte
ICC registry discloses new associate counsel for Duterte
ABS-CBN News
Published Apr 08, 2025 10:51 AM PHT
|
Updated Apr 08, 2025 11:10 AM PHT
Former president Rodrigo Duterte appears for the first time before the ICC judges on March 14 , 2025. International Criminal Court
Former president Rodrigo Duterte appears for the first time before the ICC judges on March 14 , 2025. International Criminal Court MANILA (UPDATE) — The International Criminal Court's (ICC) Registry has informed the Pre-Trial Chamber of the appointment of Dov Jacobs as associate counsel for former President Rodrigo Duterte, who is currently detained at a facility in The Hague, Netherlands following his March 11 arrest.
MANILA (UPDATE) — The International Criminal Court's (ICC) Registry has informed the Pre-Trial Chamber of the appointment of Dov Jacobs as associate counsel for former President Rodrigo Duterte, who is currently detained at a facility in The Hague, Netherlands following his March 11 arrest.
The Registry said Duterte's lead counsel Nicholas Kaufman made the request for Jacobs to be admitted as "associate counsel" for Duterte, who faces crimes against humanity charge over his bloody drug war.
The Registry said Duterte's lead counsel Nicholas Kaufman made the request for Jacobs to be admitted as "associate counsel" for Duterte, who faces crimes against humanity charge over his bloody drug war.
According to the ICC document dated April 7, Kaufman formally requested Jacobs' addition to the defense team on April 2, and the ICC Registry confirmed his appointment on the next day.
According to the ICC document dated April 7, Kaufman formally requested Jacobs' addition to the defense team on April 2, and the ICC Registry confirmed his appointment on the next day.
Kaufman has promised a "strong defense" for Duterte.
Kaufman has promised a "strong defense" for Duterte.
ADVERTISEMENT
Duterte said "everything I did, I did for my country," his daughter told reporters last Friday.
Duterte said "everything I did, I did for my country," his daughter told reporters last Friday.
She also relayed that her father wanted proceedings against him to move as quickly as possible, with the 80-year-old fearful of dying in custody.
She also relayed that her father wanted proceedings against him to move as quickly as possible, with the 80-year-old fearful of dying in custody.
The vice president would not be drawn as to whether this amounted to an admission of responsibility for the crimes her father is facing at the ICC.
The vice president would not be drawn as to whether this amounted to an admission of responsibility for the crimes her father is facing at the ICC.
It was the first reported comments from Rodrigo Duterte since he appeared tired and dazed at an initial appearance at the ICC in March, which he attended by video link and barely spoke.
It was the first reported comments from Rodrigo Duterte since he appeared tired and dazed at an initial appearance at the ICC in March, which he attended by video link and barely spoke.
In the prosecutor's application for his arrest, he said Duterte's alleged crimes were "part of a widespread and systematic attack directed against the civilian population in the Philippines".
In the prosecutor's application for his arrest, he said Duterte's alleged crimes were "part of a widespread and systematic attack directed against the civilian population in the Philippines".
ADVERTISEMENT
"Potentially tens of thousands of killings were perpetrated," the prosecutor alleged of the campaign that targeted mostly poor men, often without proof they were linked to drugs.
"Potentially tens of thousands of killings were perpetrated," the prosecutor alleged of the campaign that targeted mostly poor men, often without proof they were linked to drugs.
The next hearing is scheduled for September 23, where the charges against him will be laid out, but Sara Duterte said her father was eager to get proceedings underway.
The next hearing is scheduled for September 23, where the charges against him will be laid out, but Sara Duterte said her father was eager to get proceedings underway.
"He wants to go back to the Philippines. He said, 'I am an old man. I can die anytime. But I want to die in my country'," said Sara Duterte.
"He wants to go back to the Philippines. He said, 'I am an old man. I can die anytime. But I want to die in my country'," said Sara Duterte.
— With a report from Agence France-Presse
RELATED VIDEOS:
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
