POWER PUNCH: Then Davao City court sheriff Abe Andres found himself at the receiving end of then Mayor Sara Duterte’s wrath during a shantytown demolition in July 2011. —CONTRIBUTED
MANILA, Philippines — The House prosecution panel on Thursday firmed up its final list of 57 witnesses in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial next month, including a former court sheriff, who was punched by the then Davao City mayor over a dispute in a court-ordered demolition 15 years ago, and one of her closest aides.
According to a 57-page pretrial brief obtained by the Inquirer, the former sheriff, Abe Andres, will be asked to testify on Duterte’s “tendency to inflict violence” to establish a pattern of violent behavior behind the allegation that she had arranged the assassination of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and former Speaker Martin Romualdez.
The accusation forms Article IV of the impeachment complaint against Duterte and is the first of four charges to be heard when her trial starts on July 6.
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