Grave threat charge vs Duterte dismissed

By Arlie O. Calalo

Jan 13, 2024 12:09 am

(UPDATE) THE Quezon City Prosecutor's Office has dismissed the grave threat complaint of a party-list lawmaker against former president Rodrigo Duterte because of insufficient evidence.

In a 14-page resolution, Senior Assistant Prosecutor Ulric Badiola dismissed the cybercrime case filed by ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro, saying the words and phrases used by Duterte 'do not convincingly establish that indeed respondent (Duterte) intended them to be taken seriously.'

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