00:00International Criminal Court Assistant to Counsel, Atty. Cristina Conti, called on the supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte
00:09to stop bashing the witnesses on Facebook.
00:14Conti said that this might be a way for the ICC not to give the interim release of former President Duterte, J.M. Pineda, to the detailed.
00:23It is possible that former President Rodrigo Duterte might be involved in the online bashing of his supporters.
00:32International Criminal Court Assistant to Counsel, Atty. Cristina Conti, stated that there is a proper venue for their complaint to the ICC.
00:41If you need to ask for something or you need to file a complaint, the release should be at the court's address.
00:52But in the right process, not on Facebook, the release of former President Duterte will not be allowed.
01:04He will not be allowed to file a case or dismiss the case eventually.
01:09Conti added that it is possible that his supporters are just going back and forth with Digong.
01:16Be careful because there are so-called offenses against the administration of justice.
01:22If you interfere in the process, if you intimidate the judge to do his job improperly or not do his job,
01:37it can lead to additional cases against President Duterte, especially if you see that this would be under his direct control and supervision, this systematic attack.
01:51The ICC also stated that it is possible that Duterte did not file a petition for interim release.
01:58The ICC has not yet issued a case of crimes against humanity.
02:02If Duterte is released, it is possible that the witnesses will be afraid and the evidence will be destroyed.
02:08I think it is low. Of course, this is our TOO post.
02:11The victims will learn from this because Duterte still has a lot of influence.
02:16He has a lot of capacity to investigate.
02:22What is important for the ICC in the continuation of the process is that there is no intimidation of witnesses.
02:29There is no killing of witnesses.
02:32That is prohibited.
02:33And there is no erasing or loss of evidence.
02:38His interim release is the first possible thing to affect the evidence, whether documentary or testimonial, meaning the person.
02:49Aside from that, it may be difficult for the ICC to allow him to be heard in the Netherlands.
02:54Many victims of EJK are expected to speak as insider witnesses.
03:00The former members of the Davao Death Squad, Edgar Matubato and Arturo Lascañas, are also included.
03:07The decision is still in the hands of the prosecutor as to who will be considered as a witness.
03:13JM Peneda for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
