ICC prosecutor wants more recorded testimonies

Previous president Rodrigo Duterte.

STAR/ File

MANILA, Philippines– The district attorney of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has actually asked judges managing the criminal activities versus humankind case versus previous president Rodrigo Duterte to confess prior tape-recorded testaments of 3 more witnesses in the event.

In a 14-page filing launched on Monday, the ICC district attorney officially asked the Trial Chamber III to confess the declarations and associated products connecting to witnesses determined as P-1370, P-1393 and P-1416.

“As sent, the previous documented testaments of the 3 witnesses do not issue the acts and conduct of the implicated. They mostly associate with the contextual aspects of criminal activities versus mankind, especially the policy to ‘reduce the effects of’ through violent criminal activities, consisting of murder, declared bad guys in the Philippines,” checked out the filing signed by ICC acting district attorney Mame Mandiaye Niang.

“The previous documented testaments are for that reason appropriate, dependable, probative and ideal for official submission in written kind,” the filing included.

Rody goes to hearing

Like last month’s pre-trial hearing, Duterte was once again present throughout Tuesday’s status conference, seated at the back row of the defense area throughout the case’s 4th.

Duterte listened to the procedures with earphones.

Throughout the hearing, Presiding Judge Joanna Korner set the preliminary schedule for the trial, which is set to start on Nov. 30.

The very first week of the trial will be carried out with breaks every hour in factor to consider of Duterte’s health.

The hearings will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.