参议员潘菲洛·拉克森警告称，在押参议员的拘留状态可能会使定于7月6日开始的副总统萨拉·杜特尔特弹劾审判变得复杂。他建议通过寻求法院许可，允许在押参议员作为法官出席审判。拉克森还指出，代理参议院议长舍温·加查利安可能会退位，改由一名律师担任主持官。
拉克森在电台采访中表示，在押参议员可能需要获得桑迪甘巴扬反腐法院的许可，在监狱管理局人员的押解下参与审判。他强调，参议院和弹劾法庭是独立的机构，因此针对立法职务的预防性停职不应自动禁止其履行参议员法官的职责。
拉克森强调了定罪需16票通过的要求，并指出如果九名或更多的参议员被预防性停职，将仅剩下15人可参与投票。他描述了多种可能出现的情况，包括审判可能需要暂停直至停职结束，或者通过动议对停职范围进行狭义解读。
拉克森补充说，参议院多数派可以推选一名律师——可能是弗朗西斯·埃斯库德罗或弗朗西斯·潘吉利南——代替加查利安担任主持官。他拒绝了任何关于将16票的定罪门槛降低的建议。
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