00:00I am Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
00:10The lawyer of former President Rodrigo Duterte,
00:14who did not reach the confirmation of charges in September,
00:19filed his case in the ICC.
00:21Through convincing the court that this is not a jurisdiction.
00:26Vice President Sara Duterte was dismissed as evidence of prosecution.
00:32From The Hague, Netherlands, Maris Umari.
00:36Maris?
00:41Mel, the field of former President Rodrigo Duterte is not in our hands.
00:44The first evidence was submitted by the prosecution in the International Criminal Court
00:51against former President Duterte.
00:53This is far from the so-called crimes against humanity.
00:56But the ICC said that even one case is enough to prove the crime against humanity.
01:07There is no case to begin with.
01:09And well, that's what he said.
01:13But of course, the lawyers know the process inside the ICC.
01:20The Dutertes are not in charge of the 181 evidence submitted by the prosecution
01:25in the pre-trial chamber one a week before the April deadline.
01:29This is a case of crimes against humanity.
01:32So if you only have 181 pieces of evidence, does that show a crime against humanity?
01:44So where are the 30,000 pieces of evidence?
01:49Yes.
01:50It's like, it's not enough for an 80-year-old person.
01:54Yes.
01:55Experts have long said that age is not an issue in answering the ICC.
02:00However, when it comes to proving that a person was killed,
02:03there is no required number according to the ICC.
02:06The legal framework is that a crime against humanity can be a murder,
02:11can be any other number of criminal conducts.
02:15If there is a plan that involves a widespread or systematic recurrent attack against civilian population,
02:22even one murder may be considered a crime against humanity.
02:26Of course not.
02:27You have to prove that there were 30,000 victims.
02:32Yes.
02:33So how can you prove systematic killing of 30,000 victims
02:40if you do not have the names of 30,000 victims?
02:46This is 43 counts of murder, not even 50.
02:52So where is the system there of killing thousands?
02:57No.
02:58You don't?
02:59No.
03:00Sorry.
03:01Their lawyer is stupid.
03:03If that's the case, then I invite VP Sara to come and face the ICC herself
03:09and say her argument.
03:11Let's see if she listens.
03:13This crime is not a crime like or you can't compare it to a simple murder case.
03:21In crimes against humanity, you do not need to name all the victims.
03:26According to the lead defense counsel,
03:28Attorney Nicholas Kaufman will convince the pre-trial chamber judges
03:32that the ICC has no jurisdiction in the case
03:35because the withdrawal of the Philippines from the ICC became effective
03:39before the investigation against Duterte began.
03:42He also added that if the judges agree,
03:45there will no longer be a confirmation of charges hearing in September.
03:49We are trying to get permission for this prosecution
03:52but they have already said that this is a violation of the jurisdiction of the court.
03:56Happy birthday, Father Nicholas!
03:59The celebration of the supporters of former President Duterte
04:03was extended for his 80th birthday in front of the Scriveningan Prison this weekend.
04:13Vice President Sara Duterte said that they were not yet given confirmation
04:22to see their father.
04:25But we are still waiting for their visit.
04:29Maybe they will be given confirmation any time now.
04:33Meanwhile, tomorrow, the confirmation was given to Vice President Sara.
04:37According to her, she gave it to her sister Veronica
04:40to maximize her stay here in the Hague Netherlands.
04:45And that is still the latest news from here in the Hague Netherlands.
04:48Back to you, Mel.
04:49Thank you very much.
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