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00:00I am Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
00:11Former President Rodrigo Duterte has already signed documents to become a lawyer in the International Criminal Court.
00:18He is a British-Israeli lawyer named Nicholas Koffman.
00:21According to Attorney Harry Roque, Vice President Sara Duterte will not be a part of the defense team.
00:27From The Hague, the Netherlands, I present to you, Marie Jomali.
00:32Marie?
00:35Good evening, Pia. Good afternoon.
00:38From The Hague, the Netherlands, it is slowly becoming clear who will form the defense team of former President Rodrigo Duterte
00:47for the complaint of Crimes Against Humanity that he is facing here in the International Criminal Court.
00:57I am Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
01:03After the first face-off in the pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court,
01:07he will wait for six more months for the confirmation of charges hearing of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
01:14At first, former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea was the first to form a lawyer in the ICC.
01:20But after Medialdea's visit to the Skiven and Ghen prison,
01:25he confirmed that he is a British-Israeli lawyer named Nicholas Koffman,
01:29the conformist signed by Duterte to become a lawyer in the ICC.
01:34Attorney Roque clarified that Vice President Sara Duterte will not be a part of the defense team
01:40and that she was only brought to her father as the next of kin or immediate family.
01:45Because of our law, there is a prohibition on the practice of profession.
01:50The former President's condition is fine according to former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea.
01:55He is okay. He is in a very high spirit. He just had a little sleep.
02:00How long was your visit?
02:03Maybe effectively just one hour.
02:05Because there are a lot of protocols when entering, but we follow their process.
02:11Attorney Harry Roque said that he already talked to Attorney Koffman
02:14who is one of the people they named in the ICC to become the lead counsel of Duterte.
02:19The former President's camp has also joined to form a single team for his defense team.
02:24But this is still dependent on the former President.
02:27They want to get rid of the complaint of Crimes Against Humanity before the hearing on September 23.
02:33In the confirmation hearing, we will know if there is enough evidence to correct him.
02:38In the questions of whether the ICC can decide on the petitions of the defense team before this,
02:43the ICC spokesman said that it will be decided by the judges.
02:47They cannot speculate because there are many issues that the judges will decide.
02:51While waiting, Duterte will still remain in the ICC Detention Facility in Scriveningen Prison in the Netherlands.
02:59According to the website of the International Criminal Court,
03:02as an e-court, he has his own computer in Celda, Detainee, and can have computer training.
03:07His computer is linked to the court of the ICC.
03:10Aside from the detainee, his defense team also has access to his computer.
03:14They can upload materials here to be read by the prisoner.
03:18This is not monitored by the detention center staff for the privacy of the detainee and his defense team.
03:24When Duterte faced the ICC on Friday,
03:27his camp denied that the former President was arrested and brought to jail.
03:32It was a pure and simple kidnapping.
03:36My client was denied all access to the legal recourse in the country of his citizenship
03:44and this all in the nature of political score settling.
03:50In the Philippines, Senator Aimee Marcos will investigate
03:54that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee also chaired the arrest of the former President.
03:58The senator said that it should be known if the due process was followed and the rights of Duterte were protected.
04:04Especially, Interpol and ICC are involved in this.
04:07It should also be answered to strengthen the jurisdiction of the country
04:11and to clarify the policy of our law enforcement agencies when it comes to international tribunals.
04:17Lastly, sovereignty and legal processes of the Philippines are the most important.
04:22Malacanang is ready to help.
04:24If the inquiry is in aid of legislation,
04:28we will respect the request of Senator Aimee.
04:34We just complied with all the requirements with the law regarding the arrest of former President Duterte.
04:42President Bongbong Marcos said that the government is not helping the ICC because the Philippines is not a member of it.
04:50But the Philippines has an obligation to help Interpol where the ICC's warrant was passed.
04:56Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said that even if the arrest was illegal,
05:03it will not affect the jurisdiction of the ICC in the case of the former President.
05:08The ICC has nothing to do with the illegal arrest that was done by the surrendering state.
05:14So that has been the rule in many cases already.
05:18If you are delivered to the tribunal, even if you are illegally arrested, the tribunal will not inquire how you were arrested.
05:28As long as you are there, they will assume jurisdiction and try you.
05:34On the question of whether it is possible for Duterte to avoid prosecution...
05:38It's very difficult for Duterte to get out of that because these are insider people.
05:45They have personal knowledge. They were the ones who did the killing for him.
05:49So how can he rebut that?
05:55Attorney Harry Roque hopes that he will be able to visit the Scravening Prison tomorrow
06:03to see the former President Rodrigo Duterte in person.
06:07Later at 6 p.m. here in Dahig, a commemorative prayer will be held
06:13and a candle-lighting program will be held by several groups in the ICC
06:17to ask for justice and accountability for the victims of extrajudicial killings.
06:23And from here in Dahig, the Netherlands, for GMA Integrated News, I am Maryse Umali, your witness.
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