Paolo Duterte rejects cash-suitcase allegations and questions NBI's authority
Davao City Representative Paolo Duterte denied receiving cash-filled suitcases and challenged the NBI’s right to investigate the claim.
Paolo Duterte, a lawmaker from Davao City, rejected accusations that a dismissed police officer delivered cash in suitcases to his family. His lawyer, Peter Paul Danao, filed an affidavit asserting the allegations are unfounded and contesting the National Bureau of Investigation’s authority to probe them. Duterte called the accusations "fairy-tale concoctions."
Why it matters
The denial highlights a political figure’s challenge to a criminal investigation, raising questions about legal oversight in the Philippines.
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