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00:00Along with Alice Goh's short answer to the Senate investigation yesterday, we will talk to her lawyer, Attorney Stephen David. Good morning and welcome to the Balitang Hali.
00:09Good morning. Good morning, sir Rafi. Good morning.
00:14Good morning. Please explain to us where Alice Goh's death threat comes from that you always mention in the Senate hearing.
00:23Well actually, death threat is before she left and during her trip, she was confided to her account.
00:33I cannot say that it was false because there is a lawyer's guarantee system.
00:38But since she left, she was saying that it was her main concern because for so long a time, she could not surrender. She was afraid of death threats.
00:51Is this also the reason why she left? This death threat?
00:55The question of Senator Bong Revilla is very revealing. The question to him is,
01:00are you the one who asked her to leave?
01:04Because we don't know that. Although I know, as her lawyer, but I cannot divulge that because of the privilege.
01:11But the good thing is, if you want to know the truth,
01:15she should have been given the right to leave. She should have been given the right to leave.
01:22Of course, she should not be afraid to divulge what she knows about her life.
01:28So what you're saying is that many Senators would be satisfied if they agreed to the executive session
01:34because the question of whether she was escaped, protected or threatened by the people around her would be answered in the executive session.
01:41I have to tell you, safety is first, number two is the right against self-determination.
01:51So how would you do that? Imagine, you filed a case against a person and you want him to speak against himself.
02:00Is there a person who, after becoming a resource person, you obtained information and filed a case against him,
02:08and you want him to clean himself. What's the point of a lawyer if you allow him to violate his right against self-determination?
02:20There's no need for that. You can use it. It's under the Constitution.
02:26If they really want to know the truth, they should contact LAPALANG 2 and ALG, Alice Goh.
02:37They should be allowed to talk to her and give her an executive session.
02:43So what would be the next hearing if Alice Goh continues to be on the line?
02:49Will you continue to ask for an executive session? How is the negotiation to do this?
02:55There's no negotiation. We just manifested. If they won't give an executive session or investigation,
03:05the next hearing is an investigation, what do you expect?
03:09Will I speak against myself? There's no such person who would speak against himself or violate himself.
03:18If you allow him to do that, you won't believe it. If you don't allow him to do that, he will be in danger.
03:24As a lawyer, what is your reaction? It seems like the senators are already in panic.
03:28What they're saying to your client is that his answers are vague and evasive.
03:34Even his right against self-determination is vague. What is your reaction to that?
03:42Well, first of all, in the hearing, in the court, it's far away.
03:49In the hearing, if a witness speaks and you don't believe it, you won't say that you're lying.
03:56You won't say that it's not true because I don't believe you.
04:00He's lying. That's not true. Don't be like that.
04:04In the court, what you will do is, if that's what you're saying, I will present evidence,
04:11I will prove that what you're saying is not true because this is the truth.
04:18Because we have the due process, we have the rule of law,
04:23if you believe in your resource person, you should first present your evidence so that you can believe that it's not him.
04:34The resource person in the Senate investigation, whether what he's saying is true or not,
04:39that's not the first and foremost consideration.
04:43The real consideration is that you can get data, you can get facts to make a law.
04:51Just like what he said at the beach, they can't believe it.
04:57Whether it's true or not, it's for them.
05:00If I'm the senator, if I'm going to pass a law, how can I stop the fishing of fish?
05:06Just a quick one, attorney. How did he confront the evidence of the fingerprint,
05:11that it's the same fingerprint of Gohua Ping and Alice Goh?
05:14Did he confront this evidence?
05:18Yes, but that's a photocopy. The second one is a printout.
05:22How can you say that it's original?
05:25In our court process, you need to validate the authenticity and genuineness of the document.
05:33For example, why does he have a signature on it?
05:38He didn't sign it.
05:40We have what we call electronic signatures, electronic fingerprinting.
05:46You know, we're modern now.
05:48You can put your signature even if you didn't sign it.
05:51Those are the things that we need to consider when we're in a court hearing.
05:57Maybe the court hearing and public hearings will be different.
06:03Thank you very much for your time on Balitang Hali.
06:07Okay, boss. Thank you.
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