ICC defense seeks trial safeguards in Duterte drug war case

MANILA, Philippines — Lawyers for former president Rodrigo Duterte filed submissions Friday at the International Criminal Court (ICC) urging judges to adopt tighter rules governing evidence and witness testimony as the court prepares for his trial on charges related to the country's anti-drug campaign. The nine-page filing, submitted by lead counsel Peter Haynes KC ahead of a court-imposed deadline, proposed six amendments to the procedural framework that Trial Chamber III plans to adopt f