‘Not a privately funded case’: Duterte camp mulls possible legal aid from ICC, says VP

Manila Bulletin

The camp of former president Rodrigo Duterte may avail of legal aid from the International Criminal Court (ICC) to cover for the expenses of hiring lawyers to defend the ex-president from his crimes against humanity of murder charges, Vice President Sara Duterte said on Thursday, March 20.  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/3/20/not-a-privately-funded-case-duterte-camp-mulls-possible-legal-aid-from-icc-says-vp  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00I don't know how long I'll be here, to be honest, because the legal team of former President Rodrigo Duterte has not been formed yet.

00:15As Vice President, I have an obligation to form his support group here so that someone can help him get out of the ICC detention.

00:31Second, how much is the cost of our family in the case of President Rodrigo Duterte in the ICC?

00:40For now, we have not talked to a lawyer, but I have asked him if he can apply for legal aid in the ICC.

00:56We have continued to talk about this. Yesterday, we had a meeting and we were not able to take up the topic of the budget.

01:05But he knows because the other day, I told him that there is a high possibility that we will apply for legal aid and this is not a privately funded case.

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