00:00Niklas Kaufman has requested the International Criminal Court to remove him as the lawyer of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.
00:07Kaufman adds the defense team visited Duterte on Thursday, May 7, where the former president expressed his desire to hire
00:14replacement counsel.
00:15Kaufman represented Duterte from his arrest on March 11, 2025, until the release of the ICC Appeals Chamber's ruling on
00:22Duterte's challenge to jurisdiction last April.
00:25Kaufman also says he had already talked to his replacement, whom he didn't name, who he says is ready to
00:30take over immediately.
00:32Duterte's new counsel will also represent him during the case's status conference on May 27.
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