00:00Your Honor, that is not the point.
00:02No, no, no. Mr. Presidenting Officer, I am making a point through my question and I am asking the good
00:09counsel for the defense
00:10dahil sinabi nila there was a systematic oppression that yes, yan po ang nagprompt nung alleged grave threats and alleged
00:21incitements ng Vice President.
00:25Para sa Council for the Defense, Mr. Presidenting Officer, just for clarity, ano pong relevance nung video na ipinakita ni
00:37Attorney Zuleyka Lopez?
00:40Sinasabi po ba ng depensa na yung mga alleged threats o alleged incitements ni VP Duterte ay prompted nung detention
00:54ni Attorney Lopez?
00:56Yes, Your Honor. There was a systematic oppression made by the House of Representatives dating back from their, even before
01:08their mini trial, Your Honor,
01:09the committee headed by Representative Joel Chua began investigating the Vice President and her people,
01:16even when Ms. Zuleyka, Attorney Zuleyka Lopez was being interviewed by the House Committee of,
01:26Quadcom Committee, Your Honor, she, even if she was answering the questions faithfully and the best, to the best of
01:36her ability,
01:36she was cited in contempt detained. Her lawyer was not allowed to be with her when they were trying to
01:50detain her in the women's correctional facility, Your Honor.
01:55So, Mr. Presidenting Officer, Council for the Defense,
02:00position po ba ng depensa na pwedeng palampasin ang alleged grave threats kung may masasabing lehitimong dahilan para magbanta?
02:17Your Honor, that is not the point.
02:19No, no, no, no. Mr. Presidenting Officer, I am making a point through my question and I am asking the
02:26good counsel for the defense
02:28dahil sinabi nila there was a systematic oppression that yes, yan po ang nag-prompt nung alleged grave threats
02:38and alleged incitements ng Vice President na prompt po ng detention ni Attorney Lopez na kanyang inilarawan sa ipinakitang video
02:47kanina.
02:48Kaya itinatanong ko kung yan ba ang posisyon ng depensa na pwedeng okay lang or pwedeng tanggapin ang grave threats
03:01kung may masasabing lehitimong dahilan para magbanta?
03:06Yes, Your Honor.
03:07Before Council for Respondent Answers, although he already answered in the affirmative.
03:12No, Your Honor, I was just referring to it before.
03:15I would like to remind the Senator Judges to be cautious in making counsels for either party make conclusions of
03:25law and fact
03:25instead of presenting evidence through a witness they will present or through direct, cross, redirect or recross.
03:35Because if he answers, Senator Judges and the veterans, that would effectively place on record a conclusion of fact and
03:42law,
03:42not drawn from a witness, which they can very well do so during their closing remarks.
03:48And when I allow him to speak by way of repartie to the peroration yesterday and discussion yesterday by Council
03:55for the Prosecution.
03:56But other than that, as agreed with some of the Senator Judges, we would try to limit the answers of
04:03the councils for the parties.
04:04With your indulgence, Senator Judge Antivaris, please.
04:07I submit, Mr. Presiding Officer, may I just in closing make of record that I also appreciated and also submitted
04:17to the ruling of the presiding officer yesterday because I appreciated that it partook of the history of impeachment proceedings
04:31in this court.
04:50So, I again thank the good presiding officer and again reiterate my submission to his ruling.
04:57And thank the good counsel for the defense for his response.
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