Rodrigo Duterte camp wants prosecution to trim evidence to 10,000 items

Rodrigo Duterte camp wants prosecution to trim evidence to 10,000 items

MANILA, Philippines — The legal team of former President Rodrigo Duterte wants the prosecution in the International Criminal Court (ICC) to trim down by nearly sixfold its evidence to just 10,000 items to allow a “workable” case record for the trial. The defense, headed by Peter Haynes, urged the Trial Chamber (TC) III to direct the prosecution to cut the initial 62,130 pieces of evidence it turned over to a maximum of only 10,000 items by Oct. 7. This, it said, should include all the incriminat