This report is part of Inquirer’s special coverage of Duterte at the ICC. For real-time updates, follow our live coverage of the confirmation hearing. THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte “absolutely” maintains his innocence, his defence lawyer told the International Criminal Court, as a pre-trial hearing against him opened on Monday. Duterte, who was not in court, “stands behind his legacy resolutely” said his lawyer Nicholas Kaufman. “He maintains his innocence absolutely.” Kaufman acknowledged that his client was “a unique phenomenon” who was “gung-ho in his ways” and was full of “hyperbole, bluster and rhetoric.” READ: Rodrigo […]... Keep on reading: Duterte 'maintains his innocence absolutely' – defense lawyer