MANILA, Philippines — What happens next if the International Criminal Court (ICC) approves the probe of the crimes against humanity case filed against President Rodrigo Duterte?
Though the request for judicial authorization was filed by Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, the case would be handled by Karim Asad Ahmad Khan, who took over her post on Wednesday. And he should expect to be involved in a long process.
“So the judges would make a decision, in around three months […] in terms of what that r, what the next steps look like, I mean this is not a quick process, especially since it will be taking place primarily from the outside,” Param-Preet Singh, associated director of the I…
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