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VP Sara on delay in Lopez hospital transfer: Police are ‘dishonest’
Atty. Zuleika Lopez, chief of staff of Vice President Sara Duterte, was detained after being cited for contempt by the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability for allegedly interfering in the probe into the Office of the Vice President's confidential funds.
Vice President Duterte intervened, physically preventing the transfer order of Lopez to the Correctional Institution for Women and introducing herself as Lopez's legal counsel.
Duterte claimed police officials were "dishonest and scheming" due to alleged delays and interference in Lopez's transfer to St. Luke's Medical Center following a panic attack.
She stated that no one assisted them inside the House detention center when they repeatedly asked for help during the chaotic ambulance transfer.
House Secretary General Reginald Velasco maintained that all actions concerning House detainees adhere to protocols, due process, and humane treatment, refuting claims of denied lawyer entry.
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