THE HAGUE: Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte will remain in the custody of the International Criminal Court after judges Friday rejected a request from his defense team for release on medical grounds. “The Chamber finds that Mr.Duterte’s detention continues to remain necessary,” the ICC said in its ruling. ICC prosecutors have charged Duterte with three […]
Read MoreBy Sam Beltran The release of charges against Rodrigo Duterte by the International Criminal Court (ICC) has provided the most detailed public account yet of the killings tied to the former Philippine president’s bloody drug war, but the path to a full trial remains uncertain amid claims of his cognitive decline and his lawyers’ push […]
Read MoreBy Rajeev Ahmed The concept of an international court to prosecute political leaders charged with global offenses was initially put forth at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, following World War I. This matter was revisited at a conference in Geneva in 1937, under the patronage of the League of Nations. However, it was not […]
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