With his face concealed, Advincula claimed he was the man who appeared in a series of video posted online that detailed the supposed links of Duterte, his children, close aides and other officials to illegal drugs. The allegations center on a formerly detained crime suspect, Peter Joemel Advincula, who alleged that he plotted with the accused to discredit Duterte, his family and other government officials by linking them to drug syndicates. Robredo, who has long criticized Duterte over his bloody crackdown against illegal drugs and his offensive sexist remarks, is next in the line of succession if Duterte loses the presidency before his six-year term ends in 2022. In the Philippines, the president and vice president are elected separately. Unlike Duterte, Robredo does not have constitutional immunity, Guevarra said.Ī legal group critical of Duterte, the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers, said the allegations “smack of political persecution and shotgun repression on its face using again the legal system as a potent political weapon through the law of rulers.” “They may start serving subpoenas on the respondents next week.” “I will constitute the panel of investigating state prosecutors tomorrow,” Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra told The Associated Press in a cellphone text message. The Department of Justice said it received the complaints from the national police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group. Vice President Leni Robredo and the others have long denied the allegations from a formerly detained crime suspect who alleged he plotted with them. MANILA, Philippines – Philippine police filed sedition and other criminal complaints Thursday against the vice president, three opposition senators, four Roman Catholic bishops and other critics of President Rodrigo Duterte for allegedly plotting to destabilize his administration.
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