00:00Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte eyes international criminal and humanitarian
00:04law expert Peter Haynes as his new lawyer. The lawyer's name was revealed on Tuesday,
00:09May 12 Manila time after the ICC released the unredacted version of Nicholas Kaufman's request
00:14to withdraw. Haynes was the president of the ICC Bar Association from 2019 to 2021. He will
00:20be Duterte's official lawyer once the ICC registry approves his formal appointment.
00:24Haynes will not defend Duterte at the upcoming trial since the ICC pretrial chamber confirmed
00:29all three counts of crimes against humanity case. Based on his profile from St. Philip's Barristers,
00:35Haynes has over 20 years of experience handling cases before The Hague.
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