The Quezon City Prosecutor's Office has dismissed complaints of direct assault, disobedience, and grave coercion against Vice President Sara Duterte and her security detail due to insufficient evidence.
The Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office has dismissed complaints of direct assault, disobedience, and grave coercion filed against Vice President Sara Duterte and her security detail by Dr. Van Jason Villamor of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Health Service. The 13-page resolution, dated January 17th and obtained by media on Tuesday, January 28th, states that the complaints are recommended for dismissal due to a lack of evidence to support a finding of guilt with reasonable certainty.
The resolution specifically notes that none of Villamor's witnesses corroborated his claims of an attack, physical force, intimidation, resistance, disobedience, violence, or threats. Furthermore, the resolution highlights that the submitted video footage contradicts Villamor's assertions. The complaints against Duterte, Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group (VPSPG) head Colonel Raymund Dante Lachica, and other unidentified individuals stemmed from an incident involving the detention of Duterte's former chief-of-staff, Office of the Vice President (OVP) Undersecretary Zuleika Lopez. Lopez was detained at the House of Representatives for being cited in contempt by the House good government committee investigating alleged misuse of confidential funds by Duterte. The altercation between the PNP and Duterte's security detail occurred during the transfer of Lopez to the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) after she collapsed in the House's detention facility. The video submitted by the PNP showed Lachica physically pushing Villamor, which may have interfered with the House of Representatives' lawful detention order
VICE PRESIDENT SARA DUTERTE SECURITY DETAIL COMPLAINTS DISMISSED QUEZON CITY PROSECUTOR's OFFICE EVIDENCE INSUFFICIENT DR. VAN JASON VILLAMOR
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