00:00First in our news, a legal expert explained the case of Crimes Against Humanity
00:08that is being faced by the former President Rodrigo Duterte, Gavriel Yegas of PTV Manila in Balitang Pambansa.
00:17This Friday, the former President Rodrigo Duterte joined the International Criminal Court
00:22because of the complaint of Crimes Against Humanity because of the bloody drug war in his administration.
00:28But what is Crimes Against Humanity?
00:31According to Article 7 of the Rome Statute,
00:33Crimes Against Humanity is a broad or systematic attack against the civilian population.
00:39According to the dean of the University of St. LaSalle College of Law in Bacolod City,
00:43Attorney Ralph Sarmiento,
00:45the so-called case of those behind the crime are far from it.
00:49Primarily what we are trying to protect here and what we are trying to punish are direct attacks against the civilian population.
00:57Some of the elements that should be seen to enter Crimes Against Humanity
01:01are the former President, Actos Rios,
01:03where the perpetrator is said to have killed one or more people.
01:08Contextual element, if the killing is part of a broad or systematic direct attack against a population
01:16and mens rea, or the perpetrator knows that his action is part of a broad or systematic attack.
01:24Because in September, the first trial against the former President was scheduled,
01:28the prosecution and defense have a long time to prepare their evidence and witnesses.
01:35They need to establish charges in the International Criminal Court
01:39that they have sufficient evidence or witnesses to establish each and every charge against the former President Rodrigo Duterte.
01:48Now, if they cannot prove that they have sufficient evidence,
01:51then it's a ground that it is possible that the charges against him will not be confirmed.
01:56And if there are no charges that can be confirmed against him, then it will result in a dismissal of the case.
02:02If the charges against him can be confirmed,
02:05then the confirmed charges will be filed in the trial division or trial chamber.
02:14When it comes to the length of time that the case will run in the ICC,
02:18San Miento also said that it depends on the availability of the witnesses and the schedule of the court.
02:24Now, whatever the outcome, it can still be filed in the trial chamber of the ICC.
02:31From People's Television Network, Gabo Milde Villegas for Balitang Pambansa.
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