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Duterte camp may ask for interim release during initial appearance at ICC hearing —CenterLaw
Former president Rodrigo Duterte's legal team plans to ask the International Criminal Court (ICC) for his temporary release, potentially during his initial appearance.
Lawyer Silvestre Bello III expressed confidence that Duterte would not flee and argued there is no reason for his detention during the trial process.
CenterLaw executive director Gilbert Andres stated that such an application is expected during Duterte's initial court appearance.
The ICC pre-trial chamber will examine if the conditions for the arrest warrant remain met to grant or deny interim release.
The decision to grant interim release with or without conditions rests on the pre-trial chamber's sound discretion.
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