The Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office has dismissed charges of direct assault, disobedience and grave coercion filed against Vice President Sara Duterte, her security detail head Col. Raymund Dante Lachica, and others. The prosecutor ruled that there was no prima facie evidence to warrant an indictment, citing that Duterte and Lachica’s actions did not constitute direct assault.
The Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office dismissed on Tuesday charges of direct assault, disobedience and grave coercion filed against Vice President Sara Duterte, the head of her security detail Col. Raymund Dante Lachica, and several others for lack of merit.
“The acts of placing a hand over the chest, pushing, and shoving do not constitute attack or physical force. To be considered as Direct Assault, the laying of hands or the use of physical force must be serious,” the resolution read. Carayugan-Lugo said the complainants failed to present convincing evidence against Duterte, Lachica and others involved in the incident.
PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo and the Quezon City Police District did not respond to the Manila Standard’s messages asking for comments on the dismissal of cases against Duterte and members of the Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group.
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