Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has petitioned the International Criminal Court to allow his interim release to another country, his lawyer said in a filing, citing his advanced age and a vow not to flee or commit any crimes.

Different activist groups have vowed to oppose former President Rodrigo Duterte’s bid to seek an interim release from the International Criminal Court (ICC) detention, saying that allowing it would pose a danger to victims of and witnesses to the past administration’s drug war.

Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to grant him interim release to an unnamed country. His lawyer, Nicolas Kaufman, submitted the request on June 12,