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DOJ exec says Sara Duterte probe to go on: ‘We will not shut up’
Ombudsman Samuel Martires stated his office has no jurisdiction to investigate Vice President Sara Duterte over her alleged kill threat to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., his wife, and Speaker Martin Romualdez, as it was personal in nature.
Martires clarified that while the Ombudsman has the sole authority to investigate government officials, the Vice President's alleged utterances are not related to her office and therefore do not fall under their jurisdiction.
The Ombudsman called the statement by Justice Undersecretary Jesse Andres, who asserted the ombudsman's duty to investigate, as "misleading" and "disinformation to the public."
Martires explicitly mentioned that the Vice President's actions do not appear to violate the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act or any related offenses in the Revised Penal Code.
However, the Department of Justice, through Undersecretary Andres, vowed that their investigation of Duterte will continue.
Andres clarified that his earlier statement was taken out of context, explaining that while the Ombudsman handles graft cases, personal acts of the vice president fall under the DOJ's jurisdiction.
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