MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte has filed perjury costs in opposition to self-confessed safety guide Ramil Madriaga on Wednesday.
She filed the case on the Taguig Metropolis Prosecutor’s Workplace accompanied by her lawyer, Salvador Paolo Panelo Jr.
In a press release, Duterte mentioned that Madriaga was an “accused particular person in a kidnapping case who posed as a marketing campaign supporter and, from there, abruptly emerged as a supposed witness within the impeachment in opposition to me,”.
She mentioned that Madriaga was being utilized in the identical manner the Worldwide Prison Court docket used “fabricated” testimonies from Arturo Lascañas and Edgar Matobato which was used in opposition to her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte.
“Due to this, right this moment I’ve filed a perjury case in opposition to Ramil Madriaga to lastly maintain him accountable for his lies. We can’t permit invented tales for use to deceive the general public.,” Duterte mentioned.
Madriaga claimed that he was a supporter of Duterte who obtained marketing campaign funds from Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations and drug cash, in addition to receiving confidential funds from two former Vice Presidential Safety and Safety Group leaders.