Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro — File photo from House of Representatives/Facebook
MANILA, Philippines — More private prosecutors are expected to join the House prosecution team before the July 6 opening of the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, according to Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro, chair of the House committee on justice and the lead prosecutor.
“It’s true. The private prosecutors keep on coming to join the impeachment team, and we’re happy about that because that is a validation that even private lawyers — the abogado de campanilla — believe in the cause of the House of Representatives,” Luistro said in a mix of Filipino and English.
“They are joining us in our stand to protect and preserve and enforce this accountability mechanism,” she added.
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