菲律賓副總統杜特蒂律師在重大審判中展開辯護

作者：Nestor CorralesBy Nestor Corrales

馬尼拉，11月9日（路透社）— 菲律賓副總統莎拉・杜特蒂的律師週一展開辯護，試圖反駁她累積來源不明財富的指控。這場備受矚目的彈劾審判若判她有罪，將使她角逐總統的希望破滅。MANILA, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte's lawyers on Monday sought to counter allegations she had accumulated unexplained wealth, opening their defence in a high-profile impeachment trial where a conviction would kill off her hopes of becoming president.

這位行事強硬的前總統羅德里戈・杜特蒂之女，一直是2028年總統大選民調中最被看好的參選人；她的辯護團隊必須爭取彈劾法庭中超過三分之一參議員的支持，才能確保她的政治生涯存續。The daughter of firebrand former leader Rodrigo Duterte has consistently been the frontrunner in opinion polls to win the presidency in 2028 and her defence must win over one-third of senators in the impeachment court to guarantee her political survival.

檢方撤回彈劾申訴中針對杜特蒂的另外3項指控後，案件核心集中在杜特蒂被控累積的財富超出其申報收入與資產所能解釋的範圍。The prosecution's case centres on allegations that Duterte amassed wealth beyond what could be explained by her declared income and assets, after it withdrew three other charges that came under the impeachment complaint against her.

辯方週一傳喚24名證人中的首名證人海梅・阿達林。他是杜特蒂家鄉達沃市的一名估價官，出庭反駁檢方所稱一筆與她有關的不動產未列入其資產申報的說法；辯方稱此說法「惡意且完全不實」。The defence on Monday called the first of its 24 witnesses, Jaime Adalin, an assessor in Duterte's hometown of Davao City, to rebut what it called a "malicious and completely false" prosecution claim that a property linked to her was missing from her asset declarations.

阿達林就稅務申報與估價紀錄作證，辯方表示，這些紀錄支持其主張，也就是該不動產已在杜特蒂2024年的資產與負債聲明中揭露。Adalin testified about tax declarations and assessment records that the defence said support its argument that the property had been disclosed in Duterte's 2024 statement of assets and liabilities.

辯方計畫傳喚會計師、銀行業者，以及與杜特蒂有關企業的公司法律顧問作為辯方案件的一部分，並希望審判能在年底前結束。The defence plans to call accountants, bankers and corporate counsel for Duterte-linked firms as part of its case and hopes the trial can be concluded by year-end.

上月為檢方作證的一名鑑識財務分析師估計，杜特蒂擁有超過8億披索（1,270萬美元）的來源不明資產，其中包括來自中國與香港實體的匯款。A forensic financial analyst who testified for the prosecution last month estimated that Duterte had more than 800 million pesos ($12.70 million) in unexplained assets that included remittances from entities in China and Hong Kong.

杜特蒂稱這些程序是政治騷擾，並否認有不當行為。Duterte has called the proceedings political harassment and denied wrongdoing.

自7月程序開始以來，她一直未出席審判；除了第二天短暫現身，當時她宣稱自己「傷痕累累但不屈服」。She has stayed away from the trial since proceedings began in July, apart from a brief appearance on the second day, when she declared herself "bloodied but unbowed."

雖然檢方已要求杜特蒂出庭作證，但辯方發言人麥可・波阿週一表示，現在判斷副總統是否會作證還太早。While prosecutors have challenged Duterte to take the witness stand, defence spokesperson Michael Poa said on Monday it was too early to say whether the vice president would testify.

杜特蒂與總統小斐迪南・馬可仕之間的政治衝突，因她遭彈劾而升高到最大程度。兩人曾是強大的盟友，2022年共同搭檔參選並大獲全勝，但之後關係惡化。Her impeachment was the biggest escalation in a political conflict between Duterte and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, who were powerful allies when they ran on a joint ticket and swept the 2022 election before their relationship soured.

任期僅限一任的馬可仕表示，彈劾是立法部門事務。Marcos, who is limited to a single term in office, has said the impeachment is a legislative matter.

在另一起刑事案件中，杜特蒂也被控3項嚴重威脅罪，與她針對小斐迪南・馬可仕總統、第一夫人及一名前眾議院議長所發表的言論有關。她否認有不當行為。In a separate criminal case, Duterte is also accused of three counts of grave threats linked to comments she made about President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the ‌first lady and a former House speaker. She denies wrongdoing.

（Nestor Corrales報導；Martin Petty編輯）(Reporting by Nestor Corrales; Editing by Martin Petty)