Filipino Vice President Duterte charged with allegations of murder
Filipino Vice President Duterte charged with allegations of murder
Manila, Philippines - Vice President Sara Duterte was impressed on Wednesday due to a series of allegations, including suspicion of having planned a murder attack on the president, large -scale corruption and the failure, China's aggressive actions against Filipino forces in Revalced southern Chinese sea to be condemned.
deepening of the political gap
The step of the MPs in the House of Representatives, many of them allies of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., deepens a bitter political ditch who concerns the two highest leaders of one of the most restless democracies.
defense allies and political tensions
Marcos strengthened the defense relationships with his country, the USA, while the father of the Vice President, Rodrigo Duterte, during his Stormy term that ended in 2022, close relationships with China and Russia.
allegations and political persecution
Sara Duterte initially did not comment on her impeachment, but her brother, Member of Paolo Dutert, said that it was "clear political persecution". Rivalry MPs would have quickly collected signatures and brought in the Senate a "baseless impeachment process", said Paulo Duterte.
accusations of corruption against Duterte
duterte has Marcos, his wife and cousin, the spokesman for the House of Representatives Martin Romualdez, repeated corruption, weak leadership style and attempt to silence them. This was probably due to speculation that she could strive for presidential elections in 2028 after the end of Marcos' six -year term.
impeachment process and first steps
At least 215 MPs of the lower house signed the complaint, which the necessary number exceeded in order to forward the application quickly to the Senate, which would serve as a tribunal to negotiate the vice -president, the general secretary of the House of Representatives, Reginald Velasco, informed during a plenary session before the four -month break.
political alliances and conflicts
The signatories of the impeachment complaint included the son of the President, Member of the Member Sandro Marcos, and Romualdez. The application asked the Senate to constitute as an impeachment court, to make a judgment, to remove it from their office and to exclude them from public office.
allegations against the Vice President
"The behavior of Dutte during her term clearly shows a gross breach of trust towards the public and a tyrannical abuse of power, which together clarify their complete inability to exercise a public office and its infidelity for the laws and the constitution of 1987," it said in the complaint.
background of political dynamics
In 2022,duterte competed in a strongly split Southeast Asia together with Marcos under the combat call of the unit. Both came from families who were accused of being accused of having committed human rights violations, but their strong regional support bases still led to an overwhelming election victory.
Investigations and public perception
The impeachment complaint against the Vice President concentrated, among other things, on a Last year against the President, his wife and the chairman of the House of Representatives, they had spoken to irregularities in dealing with the intelligence agents of their office and their failure to face Chinese aggression in the controversial South China Sea.
shocking statements and their consequences
In an online press conference on November 23, she stated that she hired an order killer to kill Marcos, his wife and Romualdez if she was killed and warned that this was not a joke. She later made it clear that she did not want to threaten with murder, but was only concerned with her own security. Nevertheless, their statements led to investigations and national security concerns.
corruption and economic relationships
Allegations of the enrichment and corruption against them have also emerged from a month-long and television in the House of Representatives about the alleged abusive use of 612.5 million peso ($ 10.5 million) of confidential and secret means that Duterte had received in her role as vice-president and education minister. She has now left the Ministry of Education after her political differences had deepened with Marcos.
unclear assets and legal requirements
You were also accused of inexplicable wealth and the failure to explain their assets in accordance with the legal requirements. She refused to answer detailed questions in tense hearings in television last year.
political undermining and international reactions
The impeachment complaint also accused Duterte of undermining the policy of the Marcos government, including its description of the handling of territorial disputes with Beijing in the South Chinesian Sea as a "fiasco". In addition, her silence about China's increasingly aggressive actions in the controversial waters was addressed.
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