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VP Sara scoffs at assault raps, says they will also sue cops
Vice President Sara Duterte faces direct assault, disobedience to authority, and grave coercion complaints filed by the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) on November 27.
These charges stem from a confrontation on November 23 during the transfer of detained Office of the Vice President (OVP) chief of staff Zuleika Lopez.
A QCPD medical officer alleged that Duterte's security head, Col. Raymund Lachica, pushed him while trying to accompany Lopez.
Lopez, who was hospitalized after a panic attack, was ordered to serve a 10-day detention by the House of Representatives after being cited for contempt.
The PNP presented video footage of the incident, which reportedly shows Lachica and Duterte pushing the medical officer.
In response, Vice President Duterte dismissed the charges as "cases that do not hold water" and suggested they were being "squeezed" out of her remarks.
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