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00:00The International Criminal Court is now in session.
00:03Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
00:13The legal discussion of the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte has been postponed.
00:18The question is, does the International Criminal Court still have jurisdiction in the Philippines?
00:24The ICC answered this in an exclusive interview with GMA Integrated News.
00:29And live from The Hague, Netherlands, we have on the spot, Maris Umali. Maris?
00:38According to my exclusive interview with ICC Spokesperson Dr. Fadi L. Abdalai,
00:46he said that the Philippines' violation of the Rome Statute has no effect
00:51on their jurisdiction in the crimes that happened during the state party of the ICC.
00:58If there is a question regarding the arrest of the former President,
01:01he said that his defense team can bring it to the court.
01:08Experts have different opinions on whether it is right to accuse the former President Rodrigo Duterte
01:16of crimes against humanity.
01:18In my exclusive interview with the International Criminal Court,
01:22ICC Spokesperson Dr. Fadi L. Abdalai said that they have jurisdiction
01:27in the crimes that happened during the Philippines' membership of the ICC.
01:31So, the court's jurisprudence has already indicated that the ICC retains jurisdiction
01:39even after the withdrawal of a state,
01:41but only for the crimes that allegedly were committed during the period
01:45when the state was a state party to the ICC Rome Statute.
01:49A withdrawal does not affect these obligations and this jurisdiction of the ICC.
01:55It only affects the future.
01:58If there is a question regarding the arrest of the former President,
02:00he said that his defense team can bring it to the court.
02:04I can simply say, if there is any challenge to the lawfulness and legality of the arrest,
02:09it can be submitted to the judges and then judges will decide on that.
02:12Every suspect can petition the ICC for an interim release,
02:17but there are conditions that must be met in order for it to be submitted to the court.
02:22As a matter of general principle,
02:25all these conditions and questions need to be discussed before the judges.
02:30The technical measures and conditions have to be decided on a case-by-case basis by the judges
02:37and have to be accepted by a certain state for it to be ordered by the judges.
02:42In the past cases, it has happened that an interim release has been ordered,
02:48but it depends on the situation and the verdicts.
02:51The ICC in the Philippines is thankful
02:54because it proved that the International Accountability Mechanism in the country
02:59is in effect when it responded to the diffusion request of the ICC.
03:02The ICC also supported the spamming or trolling on the judges' page of the ICC.
03:08We understand that you want to remain focused in your work,
03:11but even the spamming of the ICC judges' pages does not alarm you at all.
03:17We are all focused on only one thing,
03:19which is delivering justice in the best conditions for the victims
03:23and to ensure that truth is revealed about the guilt or innocence of any person who is accused.
03:29There are benches for the guests of love, for example.
03:33Connie, Dr. Fadi L. Abdala also clarified that it will not affect the decision of the judges
03:40the steps that will be taken by the supporters of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
03:46The judges can only make a decision based on the evidence presented to the court.
03:51That is the latest news from The Hague Natural Lands.
03:54Back to you, Connie.
03:55Thank you very much, Maris Umali.
03:57You can watch the entire exclusive interview with ICC spokesperson Dr. Fadi L. Abdala
04:02on Mamayang Gabi sa 24 Horas.