国际刑事法院已批准Nicholas Kaufman辞去菲律宾前总统罗德里戈·杜特尔特的首席辩护律师一职。第三预审分庭发布了一份五页的裁决书，称此次变更不会造成任何偏见或不便。
国际刑事法院的审判法官在Kaufman上周五告知他们杜特尔特计划委任新律师后，接受了他的请求。目前尚未披露接任者的身份。Kaufman此前的聘期为一年，已于3月31日结束。
在裁决中，分庭指出Kaufman仍须遵守律师职业行为守则。他同时受《罗马规约》及《程序和证据规则》项下的保密规则约束。
该裁决于昨天在海牙发布，标志着Kaufman在针对杜特尔特的案件中正式角色的终结。
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