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Prosecution Defers NBI Director Testimony in Duterte Impeachment Trial to July 13
The prosecution in Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial postponed NBI Regional Director Jeremy Lotoc's appearance until July 13. It also skipped redirect examination of its first witness after he authenticated a kill threat.
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The prosecution in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte deferred the presentation of NBI Regional Director Jeremy Lotoc until July 13. Public prosecutor Bel Zamora said the move was a matter of strategy because it was already evening. “It’s evening and we don’t want to waste everyone’s time up to tonight,” Zamora said.
“Of course, once it starts, it will go on and on, and we don’t want that. ” Lotoc and NBI special agent John Mark Calilung were subpoenaed by the impeachment court on July 6. Calilung testified on July 8 that he had authenticated Vice President Sara Duterte’s kill threat against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
The prosecution chose not to conduct redirect examination of Calilung. “We heard the questions propounded by the defense to John Mark Calilung, which we believe were sufficiently answered by (him), that’s why we decided not to conduct redirect examination anymore,” Zamora said.
The prosecution’s witness lineup for the week of July 13 includes Lotoc, Office of the Vice President chief of staff Zuleika Lopez, and NBI chief Melvin Matibag.
Lopez and Matibag have also been subpoenaed by the impeachment court.
