MANILA, Philippines — The new lawyer representing former President Rodrigo Duterte has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) for another fitness review of the ex-leader’s health and fitness to stand trial. Peter Haynes, Duterte’s defense counsel, sent…
MANILA, Philippines—Former President Rodrigo Duterte has not yet met the incoming chief defense lawyer, whose appointment was endorsed by his common-law partner Honeylet Avanceña and their daughter Veronica Duterte. This was according to British-Israeli lawyer Nicholas Kaufman,…
MANILA, Philippines — Before leaving the defense of team of former President Rodrigo Duterte, Nicholas Kaufman, in one of his final contributions, asked a trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to reconsider Duterte’s request for…
MANILA, Philippines – Former president Rodrigo Duterte has decided to replace his lead counsel Nicholas Kaufman ahead of his trial before the International Criminal Court (ICC), the latter confirmed on Friday night. In a court document dated May…
THE HAGUE, THE NETHERLANDS — Nicholas Kaufman, the lead counsel for former President Duterte, said that while he felt sorry for the victims of the drug war, he insists that his client is wrongfully charged for the…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Nicholas Kaufman, former president Rodrigo Duterte’s lead defense counsel, expressed sympathy for the drug war victims, remarking that he felt sorry for one he saw weeping during the charges confirmation hearing at the…
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang has urged Nicholas Kaufman, former president Rodrigo Duterte’s legal counsel, to file cases before local courts if he has observed rights abuses in the Marcos administration’s implementation of anti-drug operations. Palace press officer and…
MANILA, Philippines — Former President Rodrigo Duterte’s defense lawyers are citing ‘short-term memory’ to discredit medical reports that came from the International Criminal Court (ICC) medical panel, which “unanimously” deemed Duterte fit to stand trial. The Nicholas…
