Gadon files SC complaint seeking Duterte's disbarment over alleged assassination threats

Presidential Adviser on Poverty Alleviation Larry Gadon filed a complaint with the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday, November 27, seeking to disbar Vice President Sara Duterte over her alleged threats of assassination.

Gadon's complaint follows Duterte's threatening statements during a virtual press conference on Saturday, November 23, where she said she had arranged assassinations if killed and stated twice that she was not joking. She later backtracked but the government is pursuing the case as an 'active threat'.

The NBI has served a subpoena to Duterte and launched a manhunt for her alleged hired gun in connection with the investigation of alleged grave threats and possible violations of the Anti-Terrorism Act.

Gadon also threatened to file impeachment complaints against all SC justices if they do not disbar Duterte, stating that she should resign as vice president or face impeachment in the next Congress.

Despite being disbarred himself for profane remarks in 2023 and criticizing President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Gadon urged the SC to apply the same principle used in his case against Duterte.

In a press conference on Wednesday, Duterte said she has yet to personally read Gadon's disbarment complaint or an anonymous complaint received by the SC regarding her remarks about exhuming former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr.