00:00The prosecution attempts to prove a pattern of violence on the part of Vice President Sara Duterte.
00:05Witness for the prosecution, NBI Director Melvin Matibag says,
00:09threats made by Duterte against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had kinetic force.
00:13It is a kinetic force where the mga heard of her,
00:17is like this, is like this, especially if she is a family.
00:43He cites Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte's statements during the April 2026 Rage Rally as proof of this ripple effect.
00:50During the trial, Matibag also reads portions of the affidavit of self-confessed Davao Death Squad member Arturo Lascanas.
00:57The affidavit was submitted to the International Criminal Court or ICC.
01:01The paragraphs read out loud describe the alleged role of Sara Duterte, then Davao City Mayor, in the DDS kill
01:07orders.
01:08Matibag reads Lascanas' account of his conversation with then Davao City Police Director Mato De La Rosa.
01:13I talked to Mary Indai as part of our tokam operation.
01:17She ordered us to lay low our killings through gun shooting because the media is asking too much.
01:23Just kidnap targets, then bury them in the quarry so they would go missing.
01:29She is okay with that way.
01:30To which I answer, yes sir, sultian na ko ako ang grupo.
01:34I'll inform my group.
01:36Defense lawyer Mark Vinluan objects to the reading, stressing it is highly improper.
01:40Impeachment presiding officer Cheese Escudero agrees and stops any further reading of the affidavit.
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