Luistro stands by ‘mini trial’ term for Sara Duterte impeach hearings

MANILA, Philippines — “No regrets.” This was the response of Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro when pressed if she regretted using the term “mini trial” to refer to the “hearing proper” of impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Duterte. Duterte’s camp zeroed in on her “mini trial” remarks as a reason not to attend the proceedings, in what Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon said was just a legal workaround. “The intention only in using that terminology is to make it better understandable on the part of the viewing public,” Luistro said in a press conference after the impeachment hearing on […]... Keep on reading: Luistro stands by ‘mini trial’ term for Sara Duterte impeach hearings

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