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Victims’ counsel urges ICC to proceed with Duterte confirmation hearing; defense insists ex-president unfit to stand trial
International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors and the Office of Public Counsel for Victims (OPCV) are urging the ICC to resume proceedings against former President Rodrigo Duterte.
They argue that Duterte is feigning cognitive impairment to evade trial for alleged crimes against humanity during his drug war.
A panel of ICC-appointed medical experts found that Duterte, despite being frail and elderly, possesses the necessary capacities to understand the charges and meaningfully exercise his procedural rights.
The experts concluded Duterte is an 'unreliable historian' regarding his health and underperformed during assessments.
While the prosecution hopes these findings will convince the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber to declare Duterte fit to stand trial, his defense team strongly contests the findings, citing his impaired short-term memory.
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