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Diokno Questions Senate Impeachment Court on Absent Senator-Judges' Role in Verdict
Rep. Chel Diokno raised a critical question regarding the impeachment trial of the Vice President: whether vacant seats of absent senator-judges will be counted towards the threshold for conviction if the required votes are not met. This highlights concerns about the fairness and procedural integrity of the impeachment process.
MANILA, Philippines – Public prosecutor and Akbayan Rep. Chel Diokno has asked the Senate impeachment court whether it will be the vacant seats of absent senator-judges who will decide on Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment case should the threshold needed for a conviction remain. In his speech on Wednesday, during oral arguments on how many
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