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00:00How are you, sir?
00:02I'm very well, thank you very much.
00:04The lead counsel of former President Rodrigo Duterte has received the first batch of documents from the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
00:11The documents are confidential, according to Atty. Nicholas Kaufman, the prosecution is obliged to provide a defense in accordance with the Rome Statute.
00:20According to Atty. Gilbert Andres, an ICC-accredited lawyer who helps victims of extrajudicial killings,
00:27This disclosure of evidence, we can say that these are the evidences that are also included in the application for an arrest warrant filed by the Office of the Prosecutor.
00:41That is where we will know if we will relate it to the application.
00:48But as to the specifics, we do not know that for now.
00:52Six months after facing the ICC for the murder as a crime against humanity due to the drug war of his administration,
01:01the confirmation of charges against former President Duterte was issued in September.
01:06According to the ICC spokesman, Dr. Fadya Labdala, who is my exclusive interviewee,
01:11there will be judged by the pre-trial chamber 1 if the case will be trashed or will be directed to litigation.
01:18The prosecution should choose the most reliable evidence to defend the case against Duterte
01:24which is a systematic attack on his war on drugs committed by the victims.
01:29The witnesses may face and cross-examine each other.
01:33That is why it is possible for Duterte to face the witnesses.
01:36Not all witnesses are victims.
01:38Actually, most of the witnesses are not victims.
01:41And not all the victims are witnesses.
01:43Actually, a very limited number of victims would be called to be a witness.
01:48And normally, most of the victims will be represented by a lawyer.
01:54In very few instances, the judges allowed one or two of the victims to come in person and tell their stories.
02:01But they are not there to accuse someone.
02:04They are there to present their point of view, their observations, and their stories to the judges.
02:09The accusation is done by the prosecutor.
02:11And the witnesses are called by the parties, either the prosecution or the defense.
02:16On September 23, the confirmation of charges hearing of former President Rodrigo Duterte was held here in the ICC
02:22for the case of Crimes Against Humanity.
02:24And it may take up to three days.
02:27But there is a change of waiting for up to 60 days
02:31before the court can issue its decision on whether his case will continue in the trial stage or not.
02:37Up to 60 days.
02:38It can be shorter, but the judges have to issue their decisions in a maximum of 60 days
02:44after the closure of this process of confirmation of charges hearing.
02:49And eventually, after the written observation, if there are requests for written observations.
02:54Under Duterte's arrest warrant,
02:5617 individuals were charged with the murder of Davao Death Squad
03:00and 24 others were charged by law enforcement.
03:04So if there is a plan that involves a widespread or systematic recurrent attack against the civilian population,
03:11even one murder may be considered a crime against humanity.
03:16Before September 23, the pre-trial chamber can call for a hearing
03:20if procedural matters need to be discussed
03:23or if the request of Duterte's camp for an interim release will be discussed
03:27before filing its defense.
03:29According to Dr. L. Abdala, this kind of request for interim release will be given.
03:34But the country should follow the conditions of the ICC.
03:39If the former president wants to go home to the Philippines, the government should follow the conditions.
03:44But according to Malacanang...
03:46Does it mean that we have to recognize that ICC has jurisdiction over the Philippines?
03:54I believe the family of the former president, Duterte,
04:00is asking and praying from the Supreme Court
04:04that the government should not cooperate with the ICC.
04:11So it means that if we will not cooperate with the ICC,
04:15even that prayer or even that manifestation of the ICC,
04:19we will not take cognizance of that.
04:21Malacanang insisted that Duterte's submission is an obligation of the country as a member of the Interpol
04:27and does not recognize the ICC.
04:29According to Palacio, there should be consistency in the direct cooperation with the ICC.
04:34We will say that we will cooperate with the ICC when it comes to the interim release
04:39because all the issues there will be solved.
04:41It will also be solved if there will be a freeze order for his assets.
04:47Will the Duterte family want us to cooperate with the ICC
04:52so that all their assets, hidden or not,
04:55can cooperate with the ICC so that all their assets can be seized?
05:00We are still trying to get a reaction from the Duterte family to what Palacio said.
05:05According to the former chief presidential legal counsel of Duterte,
05:08Atty. Salvador Panelo...
05:10Of course, we want him to be here.
05:13I can be a plight reason.
05:15He knew he was going to be arrested. He went home.
05:18From here in The Hague, Netherlands, for GMA Integrated News,
05:22I am Maryse Umaliang Inyong, Saksi.
05:25No, this is the arrangement for us.
05:29Normally, you have here the booth of the benches.
05:42This is GMA Integrated News.