00:55The general record does not substantiate a theory of wanton execution, yet the prosecution
01:02seeks to rely, once again, on the testimony of criminals spilling their hearts with a
01:08tacit understanding that they will never be prosecuted.
01:24This linkage rests entirely on voice recognition by an individual who claims to have overheard
01:32a telephone conversation and recognized the president's voice, while being physically moved from one
01:39location to another.
01:41The alleged recipient of the telephone call himself was never interviewed, and another
01:48person present, on whom the prosecution relies for corroboration, did not hear the conversation.
01:55The ridiculous assertion stands solely on the word of one single individual.
02:01The only other corroborating witness, the one who heard nothing, acknowledged a personal resentment
02:08that he harbored for the then president, Rodrigo Duterte.
03:31on children presented to this chamber during these proceedings any evidence
03:36that even one victim apart from Kian in its 49 incidents was a minor no birth
03:44certificates no corroborative evidence nothing
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04:55My friend can't testify for his client, or make a speech for his client.
05:00He wanted to come here, he didn't want to come here.
05:02He could have come here and talked about whatever he wanted to, but he chose not to.
05:27If you need a speech, you'll have to refer to him, he made a speech that responded to you,
05:28That was my friend and I.
05:51And part of the chief of police's job is to kill thousands of people.
05:56It's not a surprise that the police reports don't reflect that.
06:00It's not unique to this case.
06:05In war crimes trials, crimes against humanity trials, where the very top leadership are the persons on trial.
06:14And when they're committing their crimes, they don't put it in writing often.
06:32They don't do it.
06:35They don't do it.
06:46They don't do it.
07:09And he claims that he did it all for his country.
07:12He doesn't deny it.
07:13He says, as I said early on, it's a necessary evil.
07:16It's for the greater good.
07:18It doesn't matter how many kids I have to kill.
07:20I'll clean up the Philippines.
07:22We'll be in the next couple of years.
07:24We'll be back.
07:25In the next couple of years.
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