MANILA – Malacañang announced Thursday that it will allow the legal process to proceed regarding the grave threats and inciting to sedition charges filed against Vice President Sara Duterte.
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin confirmed in an interview that the Palace will not intervene in the ongoing investigation. “We are aware of the matter, but we will let the process take its course,” he said. “The Department of Justice (DOJ) has full autonomy in criminal investigations.”
The charges, filed by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday, stem from Duterte’s claims that she hired someone to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez, following a supposed plot against her.
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