THE HAGUE, Netherlands—A pretrial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has denied the request of the lawyers of former President Rodrigo Duterte for the prosecution to reveal certain information about witnesses, including their willingness to testify should the case proceed to trial. According to the Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC) I, while the publicity of the pretrial proceedings is a “well-established principle,” as shown in the previous rulings in the ICC, it is “not absolute” and should be weighed against the need to protect the safety, well-being and privacy of victims and witnesses, as guaranteed in the Rome Statute.  The ruling […]... Keep on reading: ICC denies Duterte bid to unmask prosecution witnesses