Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is "fit to take part in the pre-trial proceedings," the Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on Monday (January 26). Meanwhile, ICC Assistant to Counsel Kristina Conti said on Tuesday Duterte's defense camp will be "contradicting itself" if it proceeds with plans to appeal the ruling declaring him fit to stand trial. Conti explained that Duterte’s camp, led by Atty. Nicolas Kaufman, was the same group that approved th

The Appeals Chamber determined the defense did not prove errors in the Pre-Trial Chamber's evidence assessment regarding risk under Article 58(1). #ICC #AppealsChamber #EvidenceAssessment #Article58 #InternationalLaw | Atty. Alman-Najar Namla