ICC rejects Duterte's request

BID TO DISQUALIFY TWO JUDGES

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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has denied the request of detained former president Rodrigo Duterte to disqualify two judges from the tribunal's Pre-Trial Chamber I, which is expected to rule on jurisdictional issues in his case.

In a decision dated June 9, the plenary said that acting unanimously, it decided to "reject the application" of Duterte's camp asking for the disqualification of Judges María del Socorro Flores Liera and Reine Adélaïde Sophie Alapini-Gansou.

"The plenary of judges, acting unanimously, decided to reject the Application. A fully reasoned decision of the plenary will follow," a portion of the three-sentence decision read.