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Matapos ang unang limang araw ng impeachment trial ni Vice President Sara Duterte, dalawang testigo na ang natapos i-present at i-examine ng prosecution, defense at ng mga senator-judge.

Sa isang press briefing noong July 10, binanggit ni Senate impeachment court spokesperson Atty. Reginald Tongol ang tungkol sa pagkokomento ng mga senator-judge tungkol sa merits ng impeachment.

Tinawag naman ni Sen. Ping Lacson ang pansin ni Tongol dahil sa pahayag nito, na ayon sa senador ay puwedeng mabigyang-kahulugan na tila sinisita ang mga senator-judge sa gitna ng impeachment trial ni Vice President Sara Duterte.

Pinaalalahanan naman ni Sen. Lacson ang mga kapuwa senador na maging responsable sa mga ilalabas nilang pahayag.

Puwede nga bang magkomento ang senator-judges tungkol sa impeachment case? Alamin sa video.

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01:00Yung raw file po.
01:01Kasi napakahalaga po nun.
01:03Kasi dun po natin malalaman kung original ba o hindi.
01:47Pag binasan niyo po yung Rule 18 ng ating Senate impeachment rules,
01:52hindi po pinapayagan yung Senator Judges at syaka po yung ating mga House Prosecutors at yung mga Defense Councils
02:01at pati na rin po yung mga Private Councils o Council for Prosecutors na magsalita ukol po sa merito ng
02:10kaso.
02:11Hindi ko po sinasabing may paglabag si Senator Judge Robin, hindi po ako senador para mag-make ng determination kung
02:17ganon.
02:18Kasi not meet niyo steudan niyo...
02:39Kasi not last year niyo
04:15In the context of the Senate impeachment proceedings, they have a particular rule about sub-judice,
04:23say, rule 18.
04:26If you read it carefully, it prohibits the parties, the councils, and the senator judges
04:34from discussing the merits of the case publicly.
04:47For example, the merits of the case, like for example, the credibility of witness, admissibility
04:54of evidence, sufficiency of evidence, and then of course, for example, they argue for one
05:05or the other position with respect to some motions, it's hard when it comes now to anything
05:15that will determine or will be weighing in on the innocence or guilt of the respondent
05:26could be merits of the case.
05:40For example, can they talk about their thinking about ano ba yung threshold, yung procedural,
05:47ano ba yung threshold, 16 votes ba yan or two-thirds yung natitira?
05:51Walang problema yun, there's nothing to do with the guilt or innocence of the respondent.
06:10But when you start saying, hindi ka panipaniwala yung sinabi ng witness kasi dapat yung
06:16original ang kailangan dyan, eh, admirits na kasi may nag-justify na about the recording.
06:22So you're not, you're supposed to avoid that.
06:25It's merit of the case already.
06:44Of course, it's very important also in any court, whether impeachment or anything,
06:49that the public perceives and believes that you are an impartial judge.
06:55So kung ikaw eh, you publicize your opinions and you argue one or the other point for,
07:03kasi makikita lang, parang umikiling ka na doon sa kabila kung yun ang sinasabi mo sa publiko,
07:09di ba?
07:09Hindi dapat ginagawa yan ng public.
07:11We would want the public to understand and to believe that the senators are doing their job
07:20impartially or at least properly.
07:24So kung obvious na yung one or the other may kinikilingan at dinidiscuss na sa publiko,
07:33isihing pang maniniwala dyan.
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