-FPRRD na dumating galing Hong Kong, sinalubong ng PNP officials kasama ang Interpol
-FPRRD sa isyu sa ICC: "I will deal with the problem directly as a lawyer"/FPRRD: "Kung magtatago man ako, diyan ako sa Pilipinas"
-ICC Assistant to Counsel Atty. Conti: Hindi handa si FPRRD na humarap sa paglilitis ng ICC
-Malacañang: Law enforcement agencies sa bansa, handa sakaling makipag-ugnayan ang Interpol tungkol sa pag-aresto kay FPRRD/Pakiusap ng Malacañang sa mga tagasuporta ni FPRRD: Huwag maging matigas ang ulo
-INTERVIEW: ATTY. KRISTINA CONTI, ICC ASSISTANT TO COUNSEL
-WEATHER: Ilang kalsada, nalubog sa baha/Pagtaas ng ilog dahil sa masamang panahon, binabantayan/ Ulan at maalinsangang panahon sa ilang bahagi ng bansa, epekto ng Easterlies
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-FPRRD sa isyu sa ICC: "I will deal with the problem directly as a lawyer"/FPRRD: "Kung magtatago man ako, diyan ako sa Pilipinas"
-ICC Assistant to Counsel Atty. Conti: Hindi handa si FPRRD na humarap sa paglilitis ng ICC
-Malacañang: Law enforcement agencies sa bansa, handa sakaling makipag-ugnayan ang Interpol tungkol sa pag-aresto kay FPRRD/Pakiusap ng Malacañang sa mga tagasuporta ni FPRRD: Huwag maging matigas ang ulo
-INTERVIEW: ATTY. KRISTINA CONTI, ICC ASSISTANT TO COUNSEL
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00:00A hot news, former President Rodrigo Duterte has returned to his country after attending a gathering in Hong Kong this weekend.
00:13He was greeted at the airport by some officials of the Philippine National Police along with the Interpol.
00:18At 9 in the morning, the Lulan Airplane crashed, the former President.
00:24He was given great security for his arrival.
00:29Some officials like PNP Chief Romel Marbil, CIDG Director, Police Major General Nicolás Torre III
00:35were also represented by the Interpol and some of the former President's colleagues.
00:40We will bring you the other details later.
00:45In the exclusive interview of GMA Integrated News while he was still in Hong Kong,
00:50former President Rodrigo Duterte said that he is ready to issue an arrest warrant against him by the International Criminal Court.
01:01Will you appear if you are summoned, sir?
01:04I would say that not really appear or non-appearance, but I will deal with the problem directly, frontally.
01:15As a lawyer, I will use my lawyer.
01:22The former President insisted that he did not regret his actions while he was in office.
01:28The former President also suggested that the reason why he went to Hong Kong was to avoid an arrest warrant.
01:36The former President also said that he will return to the Philippines and that he has no plans to hide abroad.
01:45According to the International Criminal Court Assistant to Counsel, Atty. Cristina Conti,
01:49the former President Rodrigo Duterte is not ready to face investigation.
01:57Atty. Conti said in an interview,
01:59the first news in the first line is that if the former President is ready to face the ICC,
02:04he should have given information about the war on drugs a long time ago.
02:08Just like what the former President said when the House Squad Committee heard that he killed some people,
02:14but he did not mention the names.
02:20If he can go there and give the right information and he will not just lie or deny,
02:27then we will talk.
02:30So in the end, even though he said he will not go, he is not ready for the trial.
02:36He is not ready to be arrested.
02:41Malacanang has talked to the supporters of the former President Rodrigo Duterte
02:46about the possibility of serving an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court.
02:50Breaking news, Ivan Mairin.
02:53Justice Department man, PNP, or Malacanang,
02:59no communication has been received about the arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court
03:04against the former President Rodrigo Duterte.
03:06The ICC prosecutor said they did not comment on the ongoing investigation,
03:12so they did not comment on the reports about the arrest warrant.
03:15The ICC prosecutor is investigating the crimes committed
03:19from November 1, 2011 to March 16, 2019 in the context of the war on drugs.
03:24March 17, 2019, the Philippines is effectively invading the ICC,
03:29but the Philippines is still a member of the Interpol.
03:32That's why the government said before that it cannot just ignore the request of the Interpol.
03:38If there is communication from the ICC or Interpol, said Palacio,
03:42our law enforcement agencies are ready to serve an arrest warrant
03:50because of the request of Interpol.
03:53The government is also ready to stop any disturbance
03:57by serving an arrest warrant against the former President.
04:00Until now, Palacio has talked to his supporters.
04:05We will stop the disturbance.
04:07What we will do is to follow the law.
04:10Let's not be stubborn to stop this,
04:15just like what happened when Pastor Quiboloy was arrested.
04:21According to the DOJ, if there is a notice from the Interpol,
04:24it will be received by the National Central Bureau,
04:26formed by the PNP, Bureau of Immigration and NBI.
04:30All these requests will be evaluated.
04:33So we have to see that the Interpol request is a valid request.
04:38And that is the only time that it will be given due course.
04:40And on that basis, the agencies will act.
04:43As of now, Palacio believes what the former President said
04:47that his visit to Hong Kong was just to visit the OFWs there
04:52and not to escape the warrant.
04:55Because we are no longer members, they can go directly to the law enforcement agency.
05:02They can also go directly to a third-party country that is still a member of the ICC.
05:07So the options of the ICC will be broad.
05:13Ivan Mayrena reporting for GMA Integrated News.
05:18On the occasion of the return of former President Rodrigo Duterte
05:21who is now with the Government Law Enforcement of the Philippines,
05:24we will talk to ICC Assistant to Council, Atty. Cristina Conti.
05:27Good morning and welcome to Balitang Hali.
05:30Good morning.
05:31The former President Duterte is now with the Philippine authorities.
05:35Duterte, what can you say about this?
05:37Does this have anything to do with the investigation of the ICC?
05:41Until now, I've been checking the ICC website.
05:44They don't have an official confirmation if this is their warrant of arrest.
05:48But we are excited if there is a warrant of arrest and it has been enforced now.
05:53For the many crimes that were admitted and Duterte is being charged with,
05:57if finally there is a result in the arrest and eventual trial of the former President,
06:05then the victims of war on drugs are welcome for us.
06:08Even if this is not the ICC warrant, we are sure that it will be followed by the ICC.
06:13But what is the protocol when the warrant of arrest is issued?
06:17Is the ICC publishing this publicly? Is it posted on their website?
06:21What is their SOP?
06:23No. That's why I'm waiting for the arrest itself because according to the ICC rules,
06:31this will be the product of the confidentiality principle or concept here in the ICC.
06:37All events are secret while the investigation is ongoing.
06:41And there will only be movement if there is an event.
06:44And this arrest, if this is in the ICC,
06:48this should be turned over to the ICC for the formal and public trial to start.
06:55This starts with the first hearing and then confirmation of charges.
06:59But here in the arrest, it is not required to publish because publicity has an implication.
07:07If it is first known or it is confirmed, it might escape or it might be avoided.
07:13That's why this arrest in the ICC is an example of what should happen.
07:21You don't need to make it public because you have hope and this will be the result of the arrest itself,
07:30the issuance of the warrant.
07:32The mere fact that Interpol is here at the airport,
07:37what is the difference between a red notice when they issue an arrest warrant and a possible court issue?
07:43How does a court coordinate with Interpol?
07:47The warrant of arrest in the Philippines should be issued by a judge, a court.
07:54So it is issued by the International Criminal Court and it is distributed to the country of the Philippines,
08:01other member states, and Interpol.
08:05As long as it has a data sharing and information sharing agreement,
08:09Interpol will issue a red notice or request to all of its members to provide information on the involvement of wanted criminals.
08:20The red notice can be secret or confidential or not.
08:25It depends on the probability of arrest.
08:27Even if the Philippines and China are not members of the ICC,
08:31where the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong is, Interpol is a member.
08:36For many, this is already an ICC warrant because there's no other.
08:41However, the ICC is not yet announced.
08:45That's where we're stuck.
08:47But we will find out if it will be removed.
08:51That's where it will be.
08:52It will be an ICC trial.
08:54When Interpol requests, does the host country have a choice to reject it or their assistance will be limited to Interpol?
09:03To be honest, no.
09:04Because it's a mutual agreement.
09:07If you have information on a wanted criminal, an internationally wanted criminal,
09:13you should share it with the group.
09:15It's a minimum data sharing.
09:18To be honest, the red notice is not an instruction to arrest you from Interpol.
09:24The instruction or authority comes from the ICC or the court.
09:29But in this case, it's not just data sharing because the authorities of the PNP are right there at the airport.
09:34Interpol.
09:36Yes, Interpol.
09:37It can be a part of data sharing but they will not be arrested.
09:43Yes.
09:44That's where they are.
09:45Interpol should create an international team to monitor activities.
09:52Sometimes, it's in the Olympics, etc.
09:55To monitor.
09:56There's coordination.
09:57Yes, there's coordination.
09:59But the arrest itself, it's interesting to see who's holding the hand.
10:03Is someone holding the hand?
10:06It should be a Filipino.
10:08Okay.
10:09In the first news, you said that the former president is not ready for the trial.
10:13Is there a bearing if he's ready or not?
10:15If the ICC has an arrest warrant or he will fight for the arrest warrant because he's not ready for the investigation of the ICC?
10:23There's no bearing if he's ready or not.
10:26He will really go there.
10:27That's why I said that he's not ready because in his statements,
10:31you can arrest me but you don't have a jurisdiction.
10:35Even though they are saying a lot of things,
10:38they are not filing a responsive pleading in the International Criminal Court about this.
10:45They are not saying, stop this case, don't bring me closer.
10:51He has no explanation about this case.
10:55Even though we said that there are no summons to him,
10:59he's already being summoned to the initial documents submitted by the Office of the Prosecutor.
11:05Secondly, he's not being filed or he has no issue with the courts.
11:10That's why I know that it's a wait and see.
11:14But from all I see from his side, they're ready to speak up,
11:19but I'm not sure if they have the documents to back that up.
11:23This is one of the questions that I really question about the ICC arrest warrant.
11:27The former president hasn't been summoned yet.
11:30So how can we arrest him?
11:31He's still not responding to the case that was filed against him.
11:34What can you say about this?
11:36For us, there's no need for summons first.
11:42The warrant of arrest can be filed directly even if the investigation is ongoing.
11:47This is in the concept that in the ICC, the trial is a serious crime.
11:52It's really obvious and there's a chance that someone will escape.
11:57That's why the warrant of arrest can be issued when the court sees that this person,
12:03with reasonable basis to believe that he or she is the most responsible for crimes against humanity,
12:10and there's a possibility that he will escape.
12:13That's why the warrant of arrest can be issued immediately even if the investigation is ongoing.
12:18So what can you say about the government's response to this issue with the former president
12:23in relation to the ICC investigation?
12:25The victims are happy about this.
12:28A while ago, I received a text from a victim saying,
12:31Welcome! Welcome!
12:33Because this is obvious that we will have a chance to rectify this case of crimes against humanity.
12:40They said, it's just a prop.
12:42You're always ruining our beloved president.
12:46This is the opportunity to confront a fair and just court.
12:52Not the one that will shout, humiliate, and throw arguments that will never end.
13:00In front of the International Criminal Court,
13:02we will remember if he is the one and how the war on drugs was implemented
13:07and the thousands of victims were saved.
13:10And thousands of others were jailed and detained.
13:13Of course, we will rectify this.
13:14There is still no guarantee that the former president has a warrant of arrest from the ICC.
13:19But how is the protocol when it comes to cases like this?
13:22Because there are also cases like this against heads of state.
13:25And sometimes, the state does not notice the warrant of arrest from the ICC.
13:28But how is the protocol?
13:30If he was caught, what are the next steps?
13:33I'll take it from the view of the Philippine government.
13:36Of course, I don't want to get involved in that.
13:38I will turn over the accused after the service of the warrant to the police of a member state of the ICC.
13:46Or I will transfer it to the Hague, which is the seat of the court.
13:52There, it's up to them.
13:54My scene is done.
13:56We will go there as representatives of the victims
14:01on how the trial will continue with the Office of the Prosecutor versus Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
14:15We will be right back.
14:18We have breaking news.
14:20We have breaking news.
14:22The Presidential Communications Office issued a statement
14:25that Interpol received the official copy of the warrant of arrest from the International Criminal Court.
14:33It is for the case of Crimes Against Humanity.
14:36Atty. Conte, what is your reaction?
14:38There is an official statement from the palace.
14:41Of course, we are happy with the first statement of the President.
14:48He said, we will allow the ICC to investigate.
14:52If it is necessary to implement a warrant of arrest, we will do it.
14:57It worked.
14:58We expect that the trial will continue in the course of Hague.
15:04How fast is this process?
15:06Now, there is an arrest warrant.
15:07It has already been obtained.
15:08It will be brought to Camp Karami, I would presume.
15:10What are the next steps?
15:12Sorry, it might not be in Camp Karami.
15:15According to protocol, because there is no authority,
15:19there is no Philippine court.
15:21It should be brought directly to Hague.
15:25It should be brought to Hague.
15:26That's how fast it is.
15:27It shouldn't take too long in the Philippines.
15:33It depends on the case.
15:35If there is no flight, it won't be done immediately.
15:39As far as I know, European flights are usually at night.
15:43It depends on who is the carrier, if the ticket has been bought,
15:46who will be with the person.
15:47Because if the accused asks for someone to be with him,
15:52he will need someone to accompany him.
15:54Maybe he needs a doctor.
15:56Of course, the accused's safety and security will be ensured first.
16:00But it should be brought to Hague.
16:07We just discussed this.
16:09When it comes to prison, you will be given a packet of materials,
16:13papers, where it is stated what are your rights as a detainee,
16:19what are the charges against you,
16:22thirdly, there is a list of lawyers who can represent you
16:26because not all lawyers are authorized to appear before the court.
16:32You will be asked to call the court again within a week
16:37for the first hearing or confirmation of charges,
16:41and the trial will continue.
16:43The average time or period of hearing in the ICC is 8 years.
16:49One of the longest is 10 years.
16:51But one of the fastest is 2 years.
16:55So it depends on how angry you are
16:59or how much you will contest the charges against him.
17:04What does one line in the statement of the PCO mean?
17:08Prosecutor General of the ICC issued a notification for an arrest warrant for the former president.
17:15Is he officially arrested?
17:18It's hard. I waited for Karim Khan.
17:21Karim Khan is the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
17:26and he usually announces it.
17:28But he may not announce it.
17:31With the confirmation of the Philippine government,
17:34which should be in receipt of this warrant of arrest,
17:37I have reason to believe that it's true.
17:39So we should wait.
17:42The time now is 11.
17:45It's still early in the morning.
17:47So I think people should wake up.
17:51When the office hours arrive, it will be clearer.
17:53The office hours in Europe will be clearer.
17:55Here in Asia, it will be clearer.
17:56Yes, it's 5 a.m. now.
17:58And more importantly,
18:00what time will Duterte arrive there?
18:03Because that's where the taking into custody will start.
18:06It's like he's really arrested.
18:08Yes.
18:09We will arrest him.
18:10Very, very quickly.
18:11The health of the former president, is this a consideration?
18:15It's possible.
18:16But in the ICC, there are a lot of doctors there.
18:18They will make sure that he will be seen before he is put in prison
18:23and at the time that he is inside the prison.
18:26He can also ask for assistance anytime.
18:28Okay. Thank you very much for the time you shared in the news.
18:32Thank you too. Take care.
18:34Thank you, Assistant to Counsel, Atty. Cristina Conti.
19:05In Dilasag, Aurora,
19:07the weather was bad for two days.
19:09Authorities and residents are now watching the river due to its rising.
19:14How many roads were damaged?
19:18This Tuesday, it's possible that there will be a heavy downpour in the country,
19:22according to the forecast.
19:23It's possible that there will be light to moderate rains
19:25based on the rainfall forecast of Metro Weather.
19:28There will also be heavy rains in Metro Manila.
19:31On the other hand, there are still places where the weather is hot or humid.
19:36Up to 41 degrees Celsius is the highest possible humidity
19:41that can be recorded in Masbatis City, Katarman, Northern Samar, and Zamboanga City.
19:48This is under extreme caution level
19:50and it means that there is still a risk of heat cramps or heat exhaustion.
19:56Here in Metro Manila,
19:57the possible heat index will vary from 38 to 39 degrees Celsius.