跟进：菲律宾副总统萨拉弹劾审判恢复：辩方开始举证、22份传票已送达证人
马尼拉 — 菲律宾参议院弹劾法庭11月9日恢复对副总统萨拉·杜特尔特的审判，进入第40天。在休庭近一个月后，辩方开始就目前唯一剩下的指控提出证人与证据。这项指控是弹劾条款第二条，指萨拉有来源不明的财富、资产负债与净值申报不完整，以及未披露的商业利益；众议院检方此前已撤回其余三条指控。
弹劾法庭发言人 Reginald Tongol 在周末表示，辩方申请的24份传票已有22份送达。辩方最初列出25名证人，其中前法学院院长 Ralph Sarmiento 已婉拒作证。法庭排定11月10日、12日、13日、19日、20日和23日继续开庭，目标在12月结束审理，但时间仍可能调整。
辩方原定的第一名证人，是 GenCorp Industries 与 Metro City Chow Foods 两家公司的公司法律顾问 Suzette Balucanag-Punay，她因预约了核磁共振检查，改到周三作证。9日先出庭的是达沃市估价官 Jaime Adalin，萨马尔岛花园市的估价官与一名社区负责人随后作证，银行代表也将出庭。检方此前已出示两处房产的地契，称房产登记在萨拉的丈夫 Manases Carpio 名下，却没有出现在她的资产申报中。
本站11月6日已报道，弹劾法庭11月5日裁定采纳萨拉的资产申报、银行与公司记录为证据，驳回了辩方的异议。辩方这一轮举证能否推翻检方的说法，将决定第二条指控的走向；法庭目前尚未对任何一条指控作出裁决。
关联：菲律宾参议院弹劾法庭采纳莎拉财务记录为证据：11月9日辩方开始举证
（来源：马尼拉时报）
Follow-Up: VP Sara Duterte Impeachment Trial Resumes: Defence Begins Presenting Evidence, 22 Subpoenas Served
MANILA — The Philippine Senate impeachment court resumed the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on November 9, its 40th day, with the defence set to begin presenting witnesses and evidence after a recess of nearly a month. The defence case concerns the only charge that remains, Article II, which alleges unexplained wealth, incomplete statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs), and undisclosed business interests. The House prosecution panel earlier withdrew the other three articles of impeachment.
Impeachment court spokesperson Reginald Tongol said over the weekend that 22 of the 24 subpoenas requested by the defence had been served. The defence originally listed 25 witnesses; former law school dean Ralph Sarmiento declined to testify. The court has scheduled further hearings on November 10, 12, 13, 19, 20 and 23, and still targets a conclusion in December, although the timetable may move.
The defence's planned first witness, Suzette Balucanag-Punay, corporate counsel of GenCorp Industries Inc. and Metro City Chow Foods Corp., will instead testify on Wednesday because of a scheduled MRI scan. The first witnesses on November 9 were Davao City assessor Jaime Adalin, followed by the assessor of the Island Garden City of Samal and a barangay captain, with bank representatives also expected. The prosecution earlier presented land titles for two properties registered under the name of Duterte's husband, Manases Carpio, which it says were not reflected in her SALNs.
As GSM reported on November 6, the court ruled on November 5 to admit Duterte's SALNs, bank and corporate records as evidence, overruling the defence's objection. How the defence evidence answers the prosecution's case will shape the outcome of Article II; the court has not yet decided any article of impeachment.
(Source: The Manila Times)
来源：马尼拉时报
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