Vice Pres. Sara Duterte Asks Former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte about Calls To Change ICC Legal Team
RODRIGO DUTERTE
– Vice President Sara Duterte said the former President does not want to change his lawyers for his case before the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Last November, the
ICC rejected the interim release appeal of former Pres. Duterte
. The Duterte family immediately issued a statement saying they accept the ruling of the foreign court “with open hearts”. At the hearing, he was represented by his lead counsel, Nicholas Kaufman.
Former Pres. Duterte is detained under the custody of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands since March 2025. Since the transfer of his custody to the ICC, the Duterte siblings and their other family members were taking turns in visiting the former President inside the detention facility in The Hague.
Currently, it is Vice Pres. Sara Duterte who is in The Hague, Netherlands to visit former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte inside the ICC detention center. Recently, she asked the former President about the concern of some people regarding his lawyers for his ICC case.
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“‘Ang tanong kahapon ay merong concern ang mga detractors at ang mga supporters sa legal team ni President Duterte na hindi sila satisfied sa ginagawa ng legal team,’ Tama ba ang pagka-ano ko? Tinanong ko siya, tinanong ko si dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Sabi ko exactly kung ano ‘yung tanong ninyo, ‘Gusto mo bang palitan at hindi ka ba satisfied?’ Sabi niya, ‘Hindi palitan pero meron siyang mga instructions na ibinigay sa legal team,’”
the Vice President said based on the
post
Previously, the
ICC ruled that former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial
. The foreign court immediately announced the new schedule for the confirmation of charges hearing of Duterte which is set on February.