By The Office of Public Counsel for Victims (OPCV) has urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to reject the request of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s defense team to postpone a decision on its challenge to the Court’s jurisdiction over alleged crimes committed during his administration’s war on drugs.
In its “Public Redacted Version of the Victims’ Response to the ‘Defence Request to Postpone the Decision on the Challenge with respect to Jurisdiction’” dated July 24, 2025 signed by Paolina Massidda, principal counsel for the victims, the OPCV said the request “lacks any proper procedural foundation” and is contrary to victims’ interests.
