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House impeach prosecutor to VP: Tend to your duty here and face trial
Iloilo 3rd district Rep. Lorenz Defensor stated that Vice President Sara Duterte must answer her impeachment case, irrespective of her father's crimes against humanity charge before the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Defensor, one of the 11 congressmen-prosecutors, emphasized that as Vice President, Duterte has a responsibility to the nation and must be accountable for her actions.
He pointed out that while Duterte will have a chance to defend herself in an impartial Senate impeachment court, the victims of her father's war on drugs were denied due process.
Defensor clarified that the impeachment case against the Vice President is not merely about homicide or murder, but involves allegations of crimes against humanity, differentiating it from simpler criminal cases.
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