Meeting with ICC prosecutor about Duterte, Israel only subtopic – Kaufman - video Dailymotion

Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s lead counsel in his International Criminal Court case Nicholas Kaufman confirms to Rappler he met with ICC prosecutor Karim Khan to talk about arrangements for Duterte’s request for interim release.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/duterte-lawyer-nicholas-kaufman-meeting-icc-prosecutor-karim-khan-israel/

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00:00Former President Rodrigo Duterte's lead counsel in his international criminal court case,

00:06Nicholas Kaufman, confirms to Rappler he met with ICC prosecutor Karim Khan to talk about

00:11arrangements for Duterte's request for interim release. He claims the Netanyahu arrest warrant

00:15was merely a subtopic. This in contrast to a Middle East Eye report that says he met with

00:20Khan at a hotel bar and warned him that if he pursued further warrants against Israeli officials,

00:25it could end up destroying the court. Kaufman tells Rappler he asked to meet in Khan's office but

00:30had to meet with the ICC prosecutor who was on temporary leave in a hotel. He says the meeting

00:35materialized into an agreement for interim release to a certain state. Transitional justice lawyer

00:40Ruben Carranza says Kaufman's arguments that the ICC lacks jurisdiction over Duterte will also benefit

00:46Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In November 2024, the ICC issued an arrest warrant

00:51against Netanyahu for the war on Gaza. Asked about this, Kaufman says he is not assuming the

00:56Duterte case for Israel's benefit, adding his clients in Israel are not chosen by political

01:00affiliation. He adds he told Khan his decision to seek further arrest warrants against Israelis

01:06would attract more U.S. Treasury sanctions and could end up destroying the court. Kaufman has filed

01:11two requests on Duterte's behalf, one seeking an interim release and the other to junk the entire

01:16case based on lack of jurisdiction. Meantime, ICC spokesperson Fadi El Abdallah says the court

01:21can't comment on media reports.

Meeting with ICC prosecutor about Duterte, Israel only subtopic – Kaufman

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