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00:00And now to the allegations that Vice President Sara Duterte will face after her statements against President Bongbong Marcos,
00:08First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and House Speaker Mark Indromualdez.
00:12We will talk to DOJ Undersecretary Jesse Andres. Good morning and welcome to Balitang Hali.
00:19Good afternoon Rafi and Connie and to all our viewers. Good afternoon.
00:26May I ask for an update on the submission of the subpoena to Vice President Sara Duterte?
00:32Well, first of all, I would like to clarify that the words of our Vice President should not be belittled
00:42because when he released the words and confirmed that there was an arrangement to kill our beloved President,
00:56the First Lady and the Speaker of the House, and this was confirmed by the assassin that he engaged,
01:02it caught a lot of security issues, not only on the President but on national security.
01:10Because it is coming from a high-ranking official who has influence and has the capability of implementing this.
01:17That's why it's important for the NBI and all law enforcement agencies to take action immediately.
01:25That's why we issued a subpoena to the Vice President of the NBI to give her statement
01:36as to who is the assassin that he hired to kill the President, the First Lady and the Speaker of the House.
01:46Okay. But in the statements of the Vice President, do you believe that he can say who he hired?
01:57That's what he said, taken out of a logical context, his statements.
02:03It's hard to belittle the words of the Vice President.
02:07Let's remember, on October 18, he held a press conference and he was very angry with the President.
02:15He said that because of his anger, he wants to behead the President.
02:21Now, he added that he is planning to hire an assassin to kill the President.
02:33That's a big declaration for us that we did not notice a security threat.
02:38The context of that is correct because he is the beneficiary if the assassination of the President takes place.
02:46We cannot ignore the dangerous threats of our Vice President.
02:53Okay. In the subpoena, I will clarify.
02:56Is the threat that he made to the First Lady and the Speaker of the House or only to President Marcos included?
03:04Yes. The primary mandate of the NBI is to investigate threats on the life of the President.
03:10The one who will investigate that is the one who will behead the President.
03:16But naturally, we will also consider other things that can affect the beheading of the First Lady and the Speaker of the House.
03:25Aside from the threats on the life of the President you mentioned earlier,
03:34is there any other violation of the law that will be investigated here in our Vice?
03:40They say it's unjust vexation.
03:42You know, whether it's an ordinary person being beheaded or a high-ranking official, it's a violation of the law.
03:51We have a revised penal code that punishes grave threats.
03:56If it inflicts revenge or harm on a public official, that is also punishable under sedition.
04:07But we're not saying that these are the exact crimes that will be charged.
04:11We are still going through the investigation process.
04:14There are ways to explain and investigate based on the requirements of the process.
04:21We will file the appropriate case. It can be even graver than sedition.
04:25But we will have to await the completion of the investigation by the NBI,
04:30which is also tracking the whereabouts of the supposed attacking.
04:35We will know who they are, who are his accomplices and where they can be found.
04:40It's being done by the National Bureau of Investigation.
04:43But do we have a lead on who he's saying is the assassin?
04:48Well, the intelligence community is being engaged for this purpose.
04:54It's premature for us to say any particular name.
04:57But let it be said that no stone will be left unturned.
05:02All the resources of government will have to be used to protect the president.
05:08This country is halal. There should be no danger to his life.
05:15Because the service to the country will be in danger if there is a security threat to our president.
05:22Okay. At what point can you say that there is merit to continue or not to continue the complaint?
05:32According to the order of our Secretary of Justice, Jesus Crispin Remulla,
05:39he said to complete the investigation and mobilize the NBI.
05:45Because we are not allowing the DOJ to file a weak case.
05:50We want to have complete evidence and a strong chance to convict the accused in court.
05:58Once the evidence is complete and solid, we will file the criminal case at the right time.
06:07Thank you very much DOJ Undersecretary Jesse Andres for your time.
06:12Thank you as well.
06:13We will try to get the comment of Vice President Sara Duterte on what Justice Undersecretary Andres said.