Duterte Camp Flags 62,000-Plus Evidence Ahead of ICC Trial, Seeks 10,000 Cap

Duterte ICC defense team decries tons of documentary evidence

MANILA, Philippines — Reviewing the documentary evidence disclosed by International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors in the case against former president Rodrigo Duterte would require about 16,000 person-hours even if each document were examined only once, his defense team said.In a motion filed before ICC Trial Chamber III on Sept. 25 and signed by lead counsel Peter Haynes, Duterte's lawyers said the prosecution had disclosed 62,130 items of e…

Duterte camp flags 62,000-plus evidence ahead of ICC trial, seeks 10,000 cap

The defense team of former President Rodrigo Duterte has asked the International Criminal Court to limit the prosecution’s evidence to 10,000 items, saying the case record has ballooned to more than 62,000 items ahead of his trial.

Rodrigo Duterte defense team decries huge evidence, asks ICC to order a cap

The defense team of former president Rodrigo Duterte has asked the International Criminal Court Trial Chamber to order the prosecution to limit the number of evidence in the case as this has ballooned by almost 1,000%.