ICC judges reject bid to release former Philippines president Duterte

AMSTERDAM — Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court on Wednesday confirmed the court has jurisdiction over the former president of The Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, bringing a trial over his alleged pivotal role in the murder of thousands of people a step closer. The judges confirmed a lower court ruling that the case could continue and rejected Duterte’s lawyer’s demands to […] The post ICC judges reject bid to release former Philippines president Duterte appeared first on Interaksyon.