Prosecution maintains Duterte should not be granted interim release

MANILA, Philippines — The prosecution and the victims’ counsel on Friday told the International Criminal Court (ICC) Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC) I that it cannot grant former President Rodrigo Duterte an interim release as he remains a “flight risk.” During the hearing on the review of detention before the ICC PTC I, Senior Trial Lawyer Julian Nicholls cited the waiver Duterte filed for the confirmation of charges as to why he should not be granted an interim release. According to Nicholls, Duterte in his waiver said he did not recognize the jurisdiction of the ICC and insisted that he was “forcibly […]... Keep on reading: Prosecution maintains Duterte should not be granted interim release