Duterte asks ICC to junk case on basis of no jurisdiction

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Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte asks the International Criminal Court to drop the case against him, citing lack of jurisdiction.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/duterte-files-jurisdiction-challenge-icc-case-the-hague/

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00:00Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte asks the International Criminal Court to drop the case

00:07against him, citing lack of jurisdiction. This adds tension to the five-month wait before the

00:13pretrial hearing on September 23. The submission filed by Duterte's lawyers Nicholas Kaufman and

00:19Dove Jacobs says, quote, the defense requests the pretrial chamber find that there is no legal basis

00:24for the continuation of the proceedings against Mr. Rodrigo Roa Duterte and to order his

00:29immediate and unconditional release. Duterte's lawyers ask the ICC's pretrial chamber 3 to decide

00:37on their request as a, quote, preliminary matter before the September 23 hearing. This in order to

00:43avoid, quote, the unnecessary expenditure of resources incurred by allowing a confirmation of charges

00:49hearing to proceed in the absence of any jurisdictional basis. His lawyers hope the proceedings end even

00:56before the hearing starts. This is also the first time the ICC is facing this kind of legal situation.

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