00:00They released their statement regarding the recent refusal of Solicitor General Menardo Guevara to defend the government officials in the Habeas Corpus of the Duterte camp.
00:12While Attorney Harry Roque requested asylum, the government did not see any problem.
00:18Evidence against Roque's connection to illegal smuggling was minimized.
00:22Details of the news were reported by Kenneth Paciente of PTV.
00:26We haven't talked about it yet because it's really new. It just came out last night.
00:33But maybe it's better if Soljen himself assesses himself if he should be appointed as Solicitor General.
00:42That's the reason why I asked if it's possible to remove Solicitor General Menardo Guevara from his position.
00:50This is after the OSG refused to remove some government officials as well as the petition for rid of Habeas Corpus of the children of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
01:00But if it's Guevara, he has already asked the President to approve the decision if he will remain in his position.
01:06He also defended that there is no conflict of interest in his decision that is not personal but institutional.
01:12The palace also clarified that the OSG is just defending that there is no jurisdiction of the ICC in the country.
01:18The former President's camp clearly stated that the OSG believes that the government did a wrong thing in the Interpol to submit Duterte to the ICC.
01:28The palace also did not see any problem in the actions of the former Presidential Spokesperson Attorney Harry Roque,
01:34who requested an asylum in Dahig while the investigation against Duterte is ongoing.
01:39He said that this will not affect the case that Roque is facing in the Philippines.
01:44In order to ask for political asylum, Roque should prove the political persecution in the cases filed against him.
01:51This is something that will happen soon because according to the palace, the evidence that will support Roque in his connection to the illegal POGO operations is strong.
02:00These documents were found by Attorney Harry Roque in Lucky South 99.
02:07They also found documents of his assistant, AR de la Serna, in Lucky South 99.
02:15Third, there is also a document referring to a contract of lease with a certain manager, alleged manager of Lucky South 99.
02:25It also happened in front of the POGO.
02:29So how could there be a political persecution if all the pieces of evidence are overwhelming?
02:37So we don't see any political persecution.
02:41He should just face his case here.
02:44It is better for him to show the people that he is innocent.
02:49The palace also denied the request of the former Presidential Legal Counsel, Salvatore Panelo,
02:54that the Rome Statute did not violate the country.
02:57There's nothing to refute because it was effective until withdrawn.
03:05So there's nothing to refute about the sent publication.
03:08There's no ratification.
03:10If you believe that the Rome Statute did not take effect because there was no publication, why did you withdraw?
03:21You should not have withdrawn.
03:23You did nothing because we did not become a member.
03:28We did not agree with the Rome Statute.
03:31There should be no withdrawal.
03:33If the ICC will not freeze the assets of Duterte,
03:36the government will have him dismissed from the Anti-Money Laundering Council.
03:41From PTV Manila, Kenneth Paciente, Balitang Pambansa.
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