DOJ has ‘fullest autonomy’ on criminal raps vs VP Sara Duterte 鈥� Palace
Vice President Sara Duterte and Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin — Photos from Richard A. Reyes and the House of Representatives.
MANILA, Philippines — Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Thursday maintained that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has the “fullest autonomy” on the criminal complaints filed against Vice President Sara Duterte.
On Wednesday, National Bureau of Investigation Director Jaime Santiago said complaints for inciting sedition and grave threats were filed against Duterte, who was also impeached by the House of Representatives on February 5.
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Bersamin, in an ambush interview in Pasay City, said the Palace is aware of the complaints filed but they would let the process proceed on its own.
“The Department of Justice will have the fullest autonomy; we cannot give directions as far as these matters go,” he said.
Article continues after this advertisementHe was also asked for a comment on Duterte’s statement that her threats to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. his wife, and his cousin House Speaker Ferdinand Romualdez were merely “conditional.”
“We will leave that to the hands of the investigators,” Bersamin said.
