Lawyers’ group calls detention of Sara Duterte’s chief of staff as ‘blatant disregard’ of right to due process

Lawyers’ group calls detention of Sara Duterte’s chief of staff as ‘blatant disregard’ of right to due process

MANILA, Philippines — A group of lawyers denounced the detention of the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) chief of staff by the House of Representatives.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Quezon City Trial Lawyers League Inc. (QCTLL) characterized the action by the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability as a “blatant disregard” of the constitutional rights to due process and presumption of innocence of Undersecretary Zuleika Lopez…
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