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00:00The International Criminal Court is now in session.
00:03Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
00:13The core defense team of former President Rodrigo Duterte
00:17for the case of crimes against humanity
00:20in the International Criminal Court,
00:21according to his lawyer, Nicholas Koffman.
00:25According to the speaker of the ICC,
00:28not all victims of extrajudicial killings
00:31are possible witnesses in the hearing.
00:34And from The Hague, Netherlands,
00:36we have a reporter on the spot, Marize Uman.
00:39Marize?
00:43It's 2541 in the morning here in The Hague.
00:46The International Criminal Court
00:49assured that the victims should not be afraid
00:52even if they are witnesses in the hearing
00:55of crimes against humanity
00:57against former President Rodrigo Duterte
01:00here in the International Criminal Court
01:02because they have safeguards
01:04to protect them.
01:09In a 16-page document of the ICC Registry
01:12in the pre-trial chamber 1,
01:14they said that they already had
01:16three consultations with the victims
01:18of extrajudicial killings.
01:20During the drug war of former President Rodrigo Duterte,
01:23more than 200 bodies were included in the consultations
01:27facing more than 2,000 victims
01:29and more than 1,500 families of the EJK
01:32in 2021, 2022, and 2023.
01:37According to the ICC,
01:38the consultation is not yet about the case.
01:40Part of the consultation with the victims
01:42was about how can they identify themselves.
01:45Are there ID cards?
01:47Are there official documentation?
01:48Are there any unofficial documentation
01:51that can be provided to kind of prove their identity and so on?
01:57The registry in the pre-trial chamber
01:59asked for the acceptance of the various ID
02:00that were officially issued in the Philippines
02:02because the national ID system
02:04has not yet been implemented here.
02:06According to Dr. Abdala,
02:07not all victims are possible witnesses.
02:10In the confirmation of charges on September 23,
02:12it is not expected that many witnesses will be presented.
02:15A witness is a person who is called by the parties,
02:19by the prosecution or by the defense
02:21or by the judges, for that matter,
02:23to testify, to provide a valuable information
02:26that can be useful for the judges to decide on a certain case.
02:31A witness may or not be a victim.
02:33An expert is a witness.
02:35An insider is a witness.
02:36There are different types of witnesses,
02:39but not necessarily a victim.
02:42One of those who is preparing to apply for participation in the case is Mira.
02:46Her real name is not known.
02:49Two days ago, her brothers were found guilty of drug possession
02:52and were shot in the leg.
02:54That's why they were deported to the Umanoy Police Operations
02:56in May 2017
02:57in the wake of the Duterte administration's war on drugs.
03:00To show that there are really victims here.
03:04There are really many.
03:05And there are also many who are afraid.
03:07Even though they know that they are victims,
03:10they are really afraid.
03:15Connie, the camp of victims of
03:18extrajudicial killings
03:19will be released by the ICC
03:21as part of the proposed application process.
03:23This proves that the process is already underway.
03:27The International Criminal Court has promised
03:29that the identification of the victims will remain confidential,
03:33even the witnesses,
03:35to ensure their safety in the hearing.
03:38And that's the latest news from The Hague, Netherlands.
03:41Back to you, Connie.
03:42Thank you very much, Maryse Umali, from The Hague, Netherlands.
03:48For more information, visit www.isglobal.org