ICC tinanggihan ang kahilingan ni Duterte na i-disqualify ang mga abogado ng mga biktima

Ang pre-trial chamber ng International Criminal Court ay nagdesisyon na tanggihan ang kahilingan ng legal team ni dating pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na i-disqualify ang mga Filipino na abogado na kumakatawan sa mga biktima ng extrajudicial killings. Ang desisyon ay inilabas noong Biyernes bago ang confirmation of charges hearing na nagsisimula sa Lunes. Walang pagdalo ni Duterte sa hearing na ito.

Noong Biyernes, Pebrero 20, 2026, inilabas ng Pre-Trial Chamber I ng ICC ang desisyon na tumatanggi sa kahilingan ni Nicholas Kaufman, lead counsel ni Duterte, na i-disqualify sina Joel Butuyan at Gilbert Andres, mga ICC-accredited na common legal representatives para sa mga biktima (CLRVs), pati na rin ang kanilang case manager na si Nicolene Arcaina.

Ayon sa nine-page decision, hindi napatunayan ng defense ang mga argumento nito tungkol sa 'impediment to representation' at conflict of interest. Sinabi ng chamber na hindi sila dapat gumawa ng mga argumento para sa defense, at na ang code of conduct ay hindi naaaplay kay Arcaina dahil siya ay case manager lamang, hindi counsel. Ang impediment ay may kaugnayan kay Arcaina, executive director ng Ateneo Human Rights Center at dating miyembro ng CenterLaw, na kumatawan sa mga drug war victims sa Pilipinas.

Tumugon sina Butuyan at Andres na walang impediments at na sila ay 'familiar with the context of the alleged crimes.' Si Kaufman ay nag-file ng request for leave to appeal ang desisyon, ngunit hindi siya tumutol sa pagdalo nila sa susunod na linggo.

Samantala, hiniling din ni Kaufman na i-publicize ang higit pang impormasyon tungkol sa charges at witnesses, ngunit ito rin ay tinanggihan upang protektahan ang integrity ng proceedings at safety ng mga involved.

Ang confirmation of charges hearing ay magsisimula sa Pebrero 23 hanggang 27 sa The Hague, Netherlands, nang walang pagdalo ni Duterte. Ayon sa ICC spokesperson Oriane Maillet, ito ay 'critical moment' kung saan ipapakita ang ebidensya para magdesisyon ang judges kung magpapatuloy sa trial.

"I’m not entitled to divulge to you the nature of the impediment to representation because of various legal matters," ani Kaufman sa interbyu.

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