Lawyer petitions Supreme Court to stop authorities from helping ICC

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Philippine former president Rodrigo Duterte sits in a chair, in a location given as Villamor Air Base, after being served an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court, in Metro Manila, Philippines, in this screengrab obtained by Reuters from social media video on March 11, 2025. (Veronica Duterte via Instagram via Reuters)

MANILA — A lawyer in the Philippines said on Tuesday he had filed a petition with the Supreme Court on behalf of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte and his former police chief seeking to compel authorities to stop cooperating with the International Criminal Court.

Lawyer Israelito Torreon confirmed to Reuters the petition had been filed. It came after the arrest on Tuesday of Duterte on an ICC warrant.

 —Reporting by Karen Lema; Editing Martin Petty