By THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The camp of former President Rodrigo Duterte said Saturday they would push for the dismissal of the crimes against humanity charges prior to the International Criminal Court’s next hearing on September 23.
In a phone interview with GMA Integrated News on Saturday, former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said that they intend to highlight the impact of Duterte’s alleged kidnapping, as well as jurisdictional issues arising from the Philippines’ withdrawal from the ICC.
(There’s a possibility that the case might be dismissed before September 23.)
Roque said that they are still waiting for Duterte’s signature on documents required to officially include him as a legal counsel in the case that stemmed from the Duterte administration’s deadly war on drugs.
