Humiling ng “indefinite adjournment” ang defense team ni dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte hinggil sa proceedings ng kaso ni Digong sa International Criminal Court (ICC) dahil umano sa kalagayan ng kalusugan nito.
“All of the medical information collated leads to the overwhelming conclusion that Mr Duterte suffers from significant cognitive deficiencies that affect his memory, his daily executive functioning… while, simultaneously, limiting his capacity for complex reasoning,” saad ni Atty. Nicholas Kaufman, lead counsel ng defense team ni Duterte.
“Mr Rodrigo Roa Duterte is not fit to stand trial as a result of cognitive impairment in multiple domains. Mr Duterte’s condition will not improve and, for this reason, the Pre-Trial Chamber must adjourn all legal proceedings in his case indefinitely,” mababasa sa dokumentong isinumite ng defense team ni Digong sa Pre-Trial Chamber I na may petsang Setyembre 11, 2025.
Iginiit ng kampo ni Duterte na batay sa mga isinagawang medical procedures kay Digong, ang mga resulta nito ay nagpapakita umano ng “overwhelming conclusion” na nahihirapan ang dating pangulo mula sa mga “significant cognitive deficiencies.”
Anila, naaapektuhan umano ang alaala ni Digong, ang kanyang “daily executive functioning” at “visuo-constructive abilities.”
Naaapektuhan din umano ang kakayahan ni Digong na tukuyin ang lugar kung nasaan siya at kung ano’ng oras na, na naglilimita umano sa kanyang “capacity for complex reasoning.”
“Mr Duterte’s state of health, thus, directly impacts on the exercise of the procedural rights enshrined in Article 67(1)… With his impaired memory and concomitant inability to retain new information or to recall events, places, timing or even members of his close family and Defence team, Mr Duterte is unable to fully understand the nature and implications of the proceedings conducted against him,” dagdag pa ni Atty. Kaufman.
Ulat ni Jilliane Libunao