MANILA, Philippines — Lawyers representing the victims of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war are undaunted by his new legal team, saying their “strong evidence” against him will make it hard for the defense to win, no matter how brilliant they may be.
Duterte recently hired out of his own pocket Peter Haynes from the United Kingdom and Kate Gibson from Australia. Both are veteran defense lawyers with at least two decades of experience in defending international clients, including former Congolese rebel leader and Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, whose conviction for war crimes they managed to get overturned upon appeal.
However, Filipino lawyers Gilbert Andres and Neri Colmenares, who have been fighting for the cause of the drug war victims before the International Criminal Court (ICC) where Duterte is about to be tried for crimes against humanity of murder, said the available evidence against Duterte will edge out the might and brilliance of any lawyer he picks.
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