MANILA, Philippines — Counsel for former president Rodrigo Duterte instructed the Worldwide Prison Court docket that the protection wouldn’t oppose his continued detention whereas awaiting a ruling from the Appeals Chamber on a call denying his launch.
Throughout a periodic overview of Duterte’s detention, protection lawyer Nicholas Kaufman knowledgeable the Pre-Trial Chamber that the staff had appealed its earlier detention ruling.
“As your honors are conscious, the protection has appealed the pre-trial chamber’s resolution on the primary detention overview,” Kaufman mentioned in open session. “Since we’re nonetheless awaiting a judgment of the Appeals Chamber, the protection is not going to oppose the continuation of Mr. Duterte’s present detention.”
The listening to was convened underneath Article 118 of the Rome Statute, which requires the chamber to overview a suspect’s detention at the very least every year.
Presiding Decide Iulia Motoc clarified on the outset that arguments associated to the pending attraction wouldn’t be entertained through the session.
Earlier within the proceedings, prosecutors maintained that there had been no change in circumstances warranting Duterte’s launch. Authorized representatives of collaborating victims likewise argued for his continued detention, citing dangers of flight and interference with the proceedings.
