Camp of Former Pres. Duterte Appeals ICC Ruling
DUTERTE – The camp of the former President asserted his alleged “enfeebled physical state” and sought his immediate release.
FPRRD remains under the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for nearly 11 months now. He is currently detained at the ICC detention center in The Hague, Netherlands. Since the transfer of his custody, the former President’s children were taking turns in visiting him inside the detention facility.
Previously, following the assessment of the three (3) medical experts tapped by the foreign court to check on the former President, the ICC said that former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial based on the medical checking on him. The order of the foreign court for the former President to undergo a checkup came after his lawyer claimed that Duterte’s allegedly suffering from a cognitive impairment and is not fit to stand trial.
Nicholas Kaufman, the lead counsel of FPRRD, claimed that the former President allegedly hardly remember events, places, and even close members of his family. The ICC postponed the September 2025 schedule set for the confirmation of charges hearing.
Recently, following the results of the assessment of the medical experts on the former President that he is fit to stand trial, the team of Duterte had him checked by another health expert and submitted the medical report to the ICC.
Former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte was assessed by a leading neurologist of national standing and a neuropsychologist based on a report on GMA News. The experts found that th former President is allegedly “incapable of planning or sequencing his daily activity, let along capable of organising and executing a complex getaway while under strict supervision”.
Furthermore, according to Nicholas Kafuman, the former President also allegedly lacks “executive functioning, sustained planning capacity, and rapid decision-making – to say nothing of his enfeebled physical state – that would make it impossible for him to evade custody” citing the medical report. Based on the report, they stated the claim on their appeal for the immediate release of the former President.
Previously, following the findings that he’s allegedly fit to stand trial, the ICC immediately set a new schedule for the confirmation of charges hearing of Duterte.