00:00It is possible that the former President Rodrigo Duterte's common-law wife, Honolette Avancena, will face a case of direct assault
00:07because of beating up a police officer, while the case of obstruction of justice against the former Executive Secretary, Salvador Medialdea, is being investigated.
00:16The details are reported by Rod Laguzad of PTV Manila.
00:21Following the arrest of the former President Rodrigo Duterte, after the warrant of arrest was issued by the International Criminal Court on Tuesday,
00:30the case of direct assault of a female police officer, the common-law wife of Duterte, Honolette Avancena, will be investigated.
00:37After that, her cell phone was tapped while the arrest of the former President was being carried out.
00:43The Philippine National Police shared the video of the alleged beating up of Avancena to the police personnel.
00:49According to PNP spokesperson, Police Brigadier General Jean Pajardo, the alleged beating up was caused by a heavy blow to the brain.
00:57They were the ones who restrained Ma'am Honolette and their son to leave temporarily or to give way.
01:07We need to open the place because they are around our former President.
01:16They need to be set aside so that our police officers can assist our former President.
01:25She is now out of the hospital as police personnel.
01:29Pajardo added, despite the harsh and brutal treatment they received, they fulfilled maximum tolerance amid the tension.
01:37It is also possible that the former Executive Secretary Salvador Mejia-Dea will face an obstruction of justice case
01:44because he stopped the police from approaching the former President to bring him to the bus that will take him to the plane heading to The Hague.
01:52No less than General Torrey, he was arrested and charged with the right to remain silent and he is being charged for obstruction of justice.
02:05That is why he was brought inside the bus.
02:10But eventually, when he was inside the bus, the process was removed out of human consideration.
02:17But again, General Torrey, to his mind, he has to enforce the law.
02:21According to Pajardo, in order to reduce the tension, the former President himself said this.
02:27We would like just to clear the participation of PNP to extend police assistance, particularly in serving the Interpol notice to our former President.
02:41It is our opinion, ma'am, that the process was followed.
02:44That is why I told you, we exercised maximum tolerance.
02:47If there is more than maximum tolerance, that is what PNP did.
02:51It was also given the opportunity to check the condition of Duterte by their own doctor,
02:56aside from the doctors of the Philippine Air Force and PNP.
02:59Pajardo also made it public that some policemen are crying.
03:04What they are saying is that the police are crying. That is not true.
03:08And what they are saying is that the police's face is low. That is also not true.
03:12And to the videos that are being released, let us not just believe it.
03:17PNP is focused on enforcing our mandate.
03:21Then we said, mission accomplished, that is why our police morale is high.
03:25Pajardo also gave that PNP remains professional in their job of enforcing the law.
03:31From PTV Manila, Rod Laguzad, Balitang Pampansa.
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