Bribery charge against Sara Duterte may be dropped to speed up trial

Batangas Rep Gerville Luistro. — Niño Jesus Orbeta/INQUIRER

MANILA: The House prosecution panel is considering dropping the bribery case against Vice President Sara Duterte and moving straight to the unexplained wealth allegations, a tactical shift that could narrow its battlefield and speed up the long-running impeachment trial.

Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro, lead public prosecutor, said on Thursday (Sept 3) the panel was weighing whether to skip Article 3, which accuses Duterte of bribing Department of Education (DepEd) procurement officials, and instead proceed to Article 2, which deals with alleged unexplained wealth involving Duterte and her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio.

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八打雁众议员 Gerville Luistro。 — 尼诺·耶稣·奥尔贝塔/询问者报

马尼拉：众议院检察小组正在考虑放弃对副总统萨拉·杜特尔特的受贿指控，直接转向对其不明财富来源的指控。这一策略转变可能会缩小其战场范围，并加快旷日持久的弹劾审判。

八打雁省众议员、首席检察官格维尔·卢伊斯特罗周四（9 月 3 日）表示，该小组正在考虑是否跳过指控杜特尔特贿赂教育部采购官员的第 3 条，而是直接审理涉及杜特尔特及其丈夫、律师马纳塞斯·卡皮奥的所谓不明来源财富的第 2 条。

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