The former police colonel has flown to Malaysia ‘to meet with the ICC’, according to Manila’s justice secretary

At the same time, Duterte’s defence team is seeking to delay the ICC case against him and secure his interim release on health grounds.

Royina Garma, an ex-police colonel who served Duterte while he was mayor of Davao City, was reportedly scheduled to meet ICC lawyers ahead of a planned trial against Duterte over charges of crimes against humanity.

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