Naghingyo ang kampo ni former President Rodrigo Duterte sa International Criminal Court (ICC) nga i-disqualify si Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan sa anuman nga papel sa kaso sang anay chief executive sa drug war.
Sa dokumento nga ginpasa sa Appeals Chamber sang korte, nagpahayag ang defense team nga mahimo makonsiderar nga “irreconcilable conflict of interest” ang anay representasyon ni Khan sang alleged policy sang extra-judicial drug-related killings sa Pilipinas kag ang papel sini sa trial ni Duterte subong.
Ginplastar sa dokumento nga bilang private lawyer for hire, ginrepresentar anay ni Khan ang mga biktima sang drug war, antes pa man siya naeleher nga chief prosecutor sang ICC sang 2021.
Bangud sini suno sa kampo ni Duterte, gingamit ni Khan ang mga nauna na nga impormasyon nga iya nakuha sa mga representatives sang mga biktima.
“This request to disqualify Mr. Khan is grounded in an irreconcilable conflict of interest arising out of his former [REDACTED] representation of [REDACTED] ‘[REDACTED] victims’ of an alleged policy of extrajudicial drug-related killings in the Philippines and his subsequent role as Chief ICC Prosecutor, charged with overseeing a fair and impartial investigation of that very same policy of killing,” suno sa Duterte camp.
“When assuming the role of Chief Prosecutor in June 2021, and proceeding to oversee the investigation in the Philippines, Mr. Khan took on the statutory obligation of actively seeking exculpatory evidence. Yet such exculpatory evidence could, by its very nature, cast doubt on the testimony provided by the same people whose interests he had been charged to protect,” it added. “There is nothing to suggest that Mr. Khan has sought a waiver from [REDACTED] the ‘[REDACTED] victims’ that he had formerly represented.”
Ginkwestyon man sang kampo ni Duterte ang “high moral character” ni Khan, ilabi na subong nga nagapangatubang ini sang alegasyon sang sexual assault kag nag-file sang leave of absence.
“Additionally, Mr Khan’s current self-imposed leave of absence to deal with allegations of sexual abuse and retaliatory acts perpetrated against his staff rebuts the presumption to which he would otherwise be entitled; namely, that he is of “high moral” character and that his notifications should be taken as gospel,” suno sa dokumento.
“The circumstances detailed above are cumulatively sufficient to meet the threshold of the “reason to believe” standard, which, while not requiring or involving a determination as to the merits of an allegation or suspicion, must nevertheless be understood as requiring a conclusion on the existence of a material factual basis or reason underlying the belief,” pahayag pa sini.
Matandaan nga sang Hunyo, naghulag man ang Duterte camp nga ipa-disqualify ang duha ka judges sa hearing sa jurisdiction issue sa iya kaso sa ICC, apang ini nga request ang ginbasura sang mga hukom sang korte.
Marso 11 sang gindakop si Duterte kag gindala sa The Hague bangud sang kaso nga crimes against humanity nga nag-ugat sa iya drug war. Sa Septyembre 23, natalana ini nga magtambong sa hearing para sa confirmation of charges.
