Sara Duterte Faces Arrest Warrant in Grave Threats Case as House Pursues Separate Impeachment
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Updated · Inquirer.net · Sep 4
Sara Duterte Faces Arrest Warrant in Grave Threats Case as House Pursues Separate Impeachment
3 articles · Updated · Inquirer.net · Sep 4
Summary
A Quezon City court issued an arrest warrant Friday for Vice President Sara Duterte in a grave threats case before the National Bureau of Investigation, according to her lawyer.
House prosecutor Terry Ridon said the warrant does not determine guilt and is separate from Duterte’s Senate impeachment trial, which he said will proceed independently.
Ridon said the House prosecution panel will keep pressing the impeachment case until its conclusion, while Duterte’s camp says she will not evade the law and will use available legal remedies.
The impeachment case also centers on alleged kill threats against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, framing the criminal and constitutional cases around related accusations.
How will the unprecedented simultaneous criminal and impeachment trials impact Vice President Sara Duterte's political survival and government stability?
Could the dismissal of the sedition charges provide Vice President Duterte a crucial legal loophole to challenge the grave threats warrant?
If Vice President Duterte is convicted in the criminal court but acquitted in the Senate, what constitutional crisis might emerge?