MANILA, Philippines – After a five-month delay, the confirmation of charges hearing on the case against former president Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court will finally begin on February 23.
What will happen at this hearing? And in a court setting that emphasizes the role and participation in the process of alleged victims, will the hearing allow us to hear them?
It’s a heavy news week ahead, literally history in the making.
To guide us through the maze that is the confirmation hearing in the crimes against humanity case officially titled “The Prosecutor v. Rodrigo Roa Duterte” is one of only eight Filipino lawyers accredited by the ICC, and the first of only two recognized as assistant to counsel: lawyer Kristina Conti.
Watch the episode on Wednesday, February 18, at 8 pm.-Rappler.com


