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Trial judges of the International Criminal Court have granted the request of lawyer Nicholas Kaufman to withdraw as lead defense counsel of former president Rodrigo Duterte.

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Nagbitiw na si British-Israeli Atty. Nicholas Kaufman bilang lead defense counsel ni dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa International Criminal Court (ICC) sa kasong crime against humanity.

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Former president Rodrigo Duterte has tapped a new defense lawyer as part of a move to reorganize his defense team ahead of his crimes against humanity trial at the International Criminal Court.

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ICC Deputy Prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang told the Pre-Trial Chamber I that Nicholas Kaufman's public remarks on the court's integrity "completely contradict" the defense's stated concern for the case's legitimacy. 

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The defense counsel of former president Rodrigo Duterte has withdrawn his bid to appeal his failed disqualification request against Filipino lawyers representing victims in the crimes against humanity case at the International Criminal Court.

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The Palace on Tuesday, March 17, slammed former president Rodrigo Duterte's counsel Nicholas Kaufman, accusing him of politicking instead of defending his client at the International Criminal Court. 

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PNP chief challenged Duterte's lawyer to provide data backing claims of continued killings under Marcos.

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Victims' lawyer told ICC judges that a Supreme Court ruling cited by the defense pointed to possible state-sponsored killings.

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Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense lawyer Nicholas Kaufman on Friday, February 27, attempted to cast doubt on the prosecution’s claim that children were among those killed in the cases brought before the International Criminal Court — despite directly name-dropping Kian delos Santos.


 

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Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense lawyer Nicholas Kaufman has challenged the International Criminal Court prosecution to investigate what he described as the "sky-high" rate of killings under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

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Trial judges of the International Criminal Court have granted the request of lawyer Nicholas Kaufman to withdraw as lead defense counsel of former president Rodrigo Duterte.

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Nagbitiw na si British-Israeli Atty. Nicholas Kaufman bilang lead defense counsel ni dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa International Criminal Court (ICC) sa kasong crime against humanity.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804810 [AuthorName] => Gemma Garcia [SectionName] => Police Metro [SectionUrl] => police-metro [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/05/09/kaufmanjpeg2026-02-2619-27-53_2026-05-09_21-27-46253_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2526866 [Title] => Duterte replaces defense team ahead of ICC trial [Summary] =>

Former president Rodrigo Duterte has tapped a new defense lawyer as part of a move to reorganize his defense team ahead of his crimes against humanity trial at the International Criminal Court.

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ICC Deputy Prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang told the Pre-Trial Chamber I that Nicholas Kaufman's public remarks on the court's integrity "completely contradict" the defense's stated concern for the case's legitimacy. 

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The defense counsel of former president Rodrigo Duterte has withdrawn his bid to appeal his failed disqualification request against Filipino lawyers representing victims in the crimes against humanity case at the International Criminal Court.

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The Palace on Tuesday, March 17, slammed former president Rodrigo Duterte's counsel Nicholas Kaufman, accusing him of politicking instead of defending his client at the International Criminal Court. 

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PNP chief challenged Duterte's lawyer to provide data backing claims of continued killings under Marcos.

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Victims' lawyer told ICC judges that a Supreme Court ruling cited by the defense pointed to possible state-sponsored killings.

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Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense lawyer Nicholas Kaufman on Friday, February 27, attempted to cast doubt on the prosecution’s claim that children were among those killed in the cases brought before the International Criminal Court — despite directly name-dropping Kian delos Santos.


 

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Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense lawyer Nicholas Kaufman has challenged the International Criminal Court prosecution to investigate what he described as the "sky-high" rate of killings under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

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