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Transcript
00:00As expected, that was the reaction of Vice President Sara Duterte in the National Bureau of Investigation or NBI
00:06in the complaint of inciting to sedition and grave threats against her.
00:11The Senate is now making decisions that will be used in the impeachment trial of Duterte.
00:17We have first news, John Consulta.
00:21If I was killed, kill BBM, Lisa Araneta and Martin Romales. No joke.
00:31No joke.
00:32Almost three months after Vice President Sara Duterte released this statement in a virtual press conference,
00:39the National Bureau of Investigation filed a complaint against DOJ for inciting to sedition and grave threats.
00:48We believe that our evidence was enough.
00:52The ball is now in the hands of DOJ.
00:54They will determine if they will conduct a preliminary investigation and later file a case in the court.
01:05The NBI tried to find the person appointed by Vice President Duterte that she talked to, but they were not able to find him.
01:12The NBI invited Vice President Duterte twice to give a statement, but it was not included in the report.
01:19Our investigation is political and straightforward.
01:22We did not order or dictate what should be done in the case.
01:27Our investigation is based on our evidence.
01:35Once, Vice President Duterte said that she did not release an assassination threat against President Bombo Marcos.
01:41DOJ confirmed that they received the complaint of the NBI.
01:46It was included in the preliminary investigation of the National Prosecution Service.
01:50Vice President Duterte said that she was expecting this.
01:54According to the DOJ, the Supreme Court said in the case of the crime of grave threat that the intention behind the statement is important.
02:02Even if the threat is not scary, the important thing is that the statement has a scary intention.
02:10In the case of the crime of inciting to sedition, the Supreme Court said that it is not in the cloud of protection of free speech
02:16that the statements of inciting violence or rebellion should be included.
02:20The violence should not be actual as long as the statement was made with the intention of inciting chaos.
02:29The observers said that the prosecutors will investigate based on the evidence provided.
02:35In the case of DOJ-MVC, Senate President Chase Escudero has no effect on impeachment.
02:41It can continue at the same time, it can be first, it can be second.
02:46The Senate is now drafting what will be the new impeachment rules.
02:50According to Senate President Chase Escudero, the plan now is for the Senate to end the election on May 12
02:57and the State of the Nation Address of President Marcos on July 21, more than five months before the SONA.
03:04That's why Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice and Constitution Framer Adolf Ascuna said that
03:10there might be a fall in the Supreme Court that will invalidate the impeachment of the 19th Congress of the V.C.
03:15The Supreme Court might say it's too late because you need a new complaint because there's a new House of Representatives
03:25and therefore it's subject to the one-year rule that you cannot file more than one impeachment case.
03:34It won't happen. It depends on the action of the Senate that the impeachment court will be established.
03:39Unless the tribunal has already acquired jurisdiction because jurisdiction, once acquired, is not law.
03:48Escudero said that the Senate already has jurisdiction.
03:52The Senate already has jurisdiction in this case because we already accepted it.
03:58Whether the court convenes or not, to receive evidence, the jurisdictional orders will be issued by this impeachment court.
04:08That's called accountability. We already talked about that.
04:12Accountability to the defendant and asking the prosecution for justice.
04:18This is the first news. John Consulta for GMA Integrated News.

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