The lawsuit targets the justice secretary, a front runner for the ombudsman role who could decide the fate of Sara’s corruption cases
Sebastian Duterte, the acting mayor of Davao City, lodged the complaint on Monday, naming Remulla; Interior Secretary Juan Victor Remulla; Defence Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jnr; National Security Adviser Eduardo Ano; former police chief General Nicolas Torre; his predecessor General Rommel Marbil; and former police spokeswoman Brigadier General Jean Fajardo.
Legal experts are sceptical about the merits of the case. Barry Gutierrez, a criminal law professor at the University of the Philippines, said the chances of the case progressing further were “close to zero”.
He argued that the complaint’s true objective was to “disqualify [Justice] ‘Boying’ Remulla from getting appointed” as ombudsman – a post that would grant Remulla oversight of pending cases against Vice-President Duterte-Carpio.
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