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MANILA, Philippines — Former President Rodrigo Duterte’s defense team is preparing for his trial before the International Criminal Court, adding that Duterte’s acquittal would depend on the “evidentiary weaknesses” of the prosecution. Duterte’s lead defense counsel, Nicholas Kaufman, made the remark in reaction to the Appeals Chamber’s decision asserting the ICC’s jurisdiction over the former president’s case. “As a result of the same political inevitability, the Defence is preparing for a trial where it believes that the many evidentiary weaknesses identified at confirmation must ultimately lead to the former President’s acquittal and his return to the Philippines,” Kaufman told the […]... Keep on reading: Ex-President Duterte's defense team prepares for ICC trial
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