NBI issues subpoena to VP Sara Duterte over kill order vs Marcos
MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Tuesday issued a subpoena to Vice President Sara Duterte regarding her alleged assassination threat against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Department of Justice (DOJ) Undersecretary Margarita Gutierrez disclosed this during a public briefing.
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“The personnel of the National Bureau of Investigation arrived at the Office of the Vice President to serve the subpoena to Vice President Sara Duterte in connection with her alleged assassination threat against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez,” Gutierrez said.
Duterte might face libel, defamation, or grave threats charges as a result of her statements. Authorities are also considering filing a disbarment case against the Vice President, she added.
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Last Saturday, Duterte said during an online press conference that she had instructed someone to assassinate Marcos, his wife, and Romualdez.
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“May kinausap na ako na tao. Sinabi ko sa kanya, ‘Kapag pinatay ako, patayin mo si BBM (Marcos), si Liza Araneta, at si Martin Romualdez.’ No joke, no joke. Nagbilin na ako,” Duterte said.
(I already talked to someone. I told the person, ‘If they kill me, kill BBM, Liza Araneta, and Martin Romualdez.’ No joke, no joke. I’ve left instructions.)
Malacañang has tagged Duterte’s pronouncement as an “active threat.”
However, Duterte on Monday claimed that her statement was only “maliciously taken out of logical context.”