Kaufman to lead Duterte's ICC defense team

Updated Fri, March 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM Published Tue, March 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM

British-Israeli lawyer Nicholas Kaufman has been appointed as the lead defense counsel for former President Rodrigo Duterte's International Criminal Court (ICC) case.

Kaufman confirmed that a provisional core team of up to five lawyers is ready to begin working on the case next week.

He stated that a Filipino lawyer is part of this team, but the names of all members will be kept secret.

Kaufman plans to raise the issue of Duterte's arrest in the Philippines as part of their defense strategy.

Duterte appeared before the ICC pre-trial chamber via video link on March 14, with the next hearing for the confirmation of charges scheduled for September 23, 2025.

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