By Liezelle Soriano
House Deputy Minority Leader France Castro said former president Rodrigo Duterte should not be “dramatic” on his response after the lawmaker filed a grave threat complaint against him.
“Huwag siyang nagdadrama na magpapakulong siya. Abogado siya, alam niya ang proseso ng batas kaya pumaloob siya sa proseso ng batas. That is rule of law,” Castro said.
Earlier this week, the Quezon City Prosecutors’ Office served Duterte with a subpoena demanding that he respond to Castro’s complaints filed on December 4 and 11.
The complaint of Castro stemmed from Duterte’s statement made on national television, labeling her as communist and threatened the party-list lawmaker to “kill her.”
“He can send his counsel, but if he does not appear personally, I would say it is a form of disrespect to the prosecutor,” Castro said.
“Bagama’t mabagal ang ating justice system, antayin niya ang proseso ng batas. Huwag niyang pangunahan ang batas,” she added.
(ai/mnm)
