Counsel for the prosecution Lorna Kapunan
MANILA, Philippines — The defense panel tried to divert discussions on the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte to a criminal matter and deliberately misinform the public about the evidence needed for a conviction, counsel for the prosecution Lorna Kapunan claimed on Tuesday.
In a press briefing after the fifth day of the trial, Kapunan said that they are thankful to senator-judges who steered back discussions to the merits of an impeachment case, after the defense mentioned that grave threats cases should be tried before municipal trial courts (MTCs) or regional trial courts (RTCs), and inciting to sedition raps before MTCs.
“What they have tried to do and we are very appreciative that they brought it back to discussions of impeachable offense because we were talking about prison penalties, that it should be MTC that should handle grave threats cases and inciting to sedition […] There is a deliberate attempt to misinform the viewing public,” Kapunan told reporters.
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