Inquirer.net·3 min read·hard
Duterte remarks vs Marcos ‘not threats in the first place’
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Keith Clores
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The defense team for Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte argues that her remarks about contracting individuals to kill the President and other officials were not actual threats. The prosecution maintains that the statements constitute grave threats regardless of whether the targets felt personally endangered.
MANILA, Philippines - Vice President Sara Duterte's defense team asserted on Tuesday that the remarks she made on contracting an individual to take down President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez are "not threats in the first place."
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