ICC prosecutors, Duterte’s defence team agree on basic facts

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the International Criminal Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, March 12, 2025. International Criminal Court prosecutors and the defence team of former President Rodrigo Duterte, who is accused of crimes against humanity in connection with the deaths from his administration’s war against illegal drugs, have agreed on the basic facts pertaining to his identity and the smallest unit of government in the country in a document dated Sept. 1, 2025. - Reuters

MANILA: International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors and the defence team of former President Rodrigo Duterte agreed on basic facts pertaining to his identity and the smallest unit of government in the country.

This was provided in the “Joint Prosecution and Defence submission on agreed facts” dated Sept. 1 published on ICC website both signed by deputy prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang and Duterte’s legal counsel Nicholas Kaufman.