Quezon City prosecutors have dismissed the complaint for direct assault, disobedience, and grave coercion filed against Vice President Sara Duterte and others in November 2024. The Office of the City Prosecutor (OCP) recommended the dismissal for failure to sustain a finding of prima facie evidence with reasonable certainty of conviction.
Quezon City prosecutors have dismissed the complaint for direct assault, disobedience, and grave coercion filed against Vice President Sara Duterte and others in November 2024.In a 13-page resolution, the QC Office of the City Prosecutor recommended the dismissal of the complaint against Duterte, Vice Presidential Security and Protection Group head Colonel Raymund Dante Lachica, and others for failure to sustain a finding of prima facie evidence with reasonable certainty of conviction.
“The force exerted must be more severe than just slapping and punching. This is not the case here,” it added.Aside from this, the OCP said Duterte and Lachica telling the police to back off does not amount to serious intimidation or serious resistance.The OCP said Duterte also did not use her position to threaten Villamor.Aside from this, the OCP said Villamor failed to establish that he was engaged in the actual performance of his official duties at the time of the incident.
VICE PRESIDENT SARA DUTERTE DISMISSAL COMPLAINT QUEZON CITY PROSECUTORS
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