Follow-Up: Sara Duterte Impeachment Court Adjourns Until After the ASEAN Summit; November 13 Session Canceled, Defense Has About 8 to 10 Witnesses Left
After the 43rd day of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial ended on November 12, the presiding officer, Senate President Francis Escudero, granted a request by lead defense counsel Sheila Sison to cancel the session scheduled for Friday, November 13. The court then adjourned until after the ASEAN Summit that Manila is hosting this month; reports gave no specific date for the trial to resume.
By the end of the 43rd day, the defense had presented six witnesses over four hearing days. The defense says it still has about eight to ten witnesses left to present. Only Article II of the impeachment articles remains, concerning unexplained wealth and inaccurate asset declarations, and the bank records are already part of the case evidence.
On November 11 and 12 the defense withdrew all 16 bank officials from its witness list, and it has yet to directly answer the prosecution's estimate of about 817 million pesos in unexplained wealth, as GSM reported in its follow-up coverage. When the court resumes, the defense will continue presenting its case on Article II.
(Source: Senate of the Philippines)
Source: Senate of the Philippines
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