Sara Duterte impeachment trial: Prosecution says statements were on procedure, not merits
Members of the House prosecution team in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte maintained that their public statements were limited to procedure and summaries of what had already been discussed, not the merits of the case, thus not violating the sub judice rule. The Senate impeachment court had previously directed counsels and senator-judges to refrain from commenting publicly on the case's merits.
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