Prosecution laid foundation for grave threat charge in week one of impeach trial - De Lima
House prosecutors in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte claim they have successfully established the foundation for a grave threat charge. The prosecution presented digital evidence, including a video recording, to support allegations against the Vice President.
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The impeachment trial is a significant political event in the Philippines that tests the legal accountability of high-ranking government officials.
MANILA, Philippines - The prosecution team of the House of Representatives said that it laid the foundation for its grave threat charge against Vice President Sara Duterte on the first week of her impeachment trial with evidence that supported the case.They said that the presentation of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Senior Agent John Mark Calilung before the senator-judges accomplished the first objective of the prosecution's strategy of presenting authenticated digital evidence.Calilung was called to the witness stand to authenticate the video recording containing the threat by the vice president against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and former speaker Martin Romualdez.During a forum on Saturday in Quezon City, Mamamayang Liberal Partylist Rep. Leila de Lima said that the prosecution team has shifted from presenting the allegations to proving them."We saw first week as allegations turning into evidence.
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