Davao City Vice Rep. Paolo Duterte (left) and Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV (RTVM, INQUIRER FILE PHOTOS)
MANILA, Philippine 鈥� Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has submitted additional evidence to support his July 2024 complaint against Davao City Rep. Paolo 鈥淧ulong鈥� Duterte and several others in connection with the P6.4 billion shabu haul聽in a warehouse in Valenzuela City.
Submitted before the Department of Justice (DOJ) is documentary evidence offered by the prosecution before the Manila Regional Trial Court that convicted a customs broker and others for the 2017 drug haul.
Also submitted are the affidavits of the same Customs broker and a Customs Intelligence Officer.
鈥淭he purpose of the introduction as documentary and testimonial evidence (of the customs broker) is to prove the conspiracy among the respondents in the complaint affidavit,鈥� read the supplemental complaint.
Aside from Rep. Duterte, also named in the complaint are Maneses 鈥淢ans鈥� Carpio, the husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, former Bureau of Customs director Nicanor Faeldon and seven others.
On the other hand, the testimony of the Customs intelligence officer would confirm the existence of the Davao Group, which is allegedly involved in drug smuggling.
In 2018, however, the Office of the Ombudsman鈥檚 special fact-finding panel already cleared Duterte and Carpio of any criminal and administrative liabilities in connection with the drug shipment.
Trillanes anchored his complaint on the Senate investigation conducted by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee then headed by Senator Richard Gordon in 2017, which recommended the filing of criminal charges against several individuals.
黑料社 sought the comment of the Duterte camp but has聽 yet to respond as of posting time.