00:00Prosecutors of Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial respond to Senator Judge Robin Padilla's call for the prosecution to not
00:07be one-sided.
00:13The remark drew an immediate reaction from the House Prosecution Panel, prompting Presiding Officer Cheese Escudero to tell the front
00:20row to maintain order in the court.
00:22Lead Prosecutor Jinky Luistro notes, quote, the impeachment trial is adversarial.
00:30Pag naging neutral ang prosecution, at lalong nakakapagtaka kung idi-defend namin yung respondent.
00:38Luistro asserts that the prosecution's role is to remain, quote-unquote, biased in presenting the case, while the defense is
00:44there to, quote, defend the innocence of the respondent.
00:47For her part, Private Prosecutor Lorna Capunan says the bias of the prosecution and defense is, quote, the nature of
00:53the beast in the impeachment court.
00:55Meantime, Padilla attempts to do damage control for his one-sided remark.
01:00He says in a post in Filipino,
01:01Justice is neutral and the responsibility of the prosecution is not to win, but to bring out the truth and
01:06protect the innocent.
01:08The defense's duty is to ensure the respect of the human rights of the accused.
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