{"id":1208317,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1208317/?format=json","text_counter":92,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"impeachment proceedings, as such comments may prejudice the just outcome of the process. Hon. Senators, this is the first impeachment hearing in the Thirteenth Parliament. Such a hearing is one of the most crucial oversight tools and singular roles of the Senate. In undertaking this mandate, the Senate will be sitting as a quasi-judicial body and conduct investigations into the alleged infractions of the Constitution and the law, and thereafter, make its determination on the matter. I conclude by urging all hon. Senators to exercise the highest level of responsibility on this matter. I thank you. Let us go to the next Order."}