WATCH: Luistro rejects ‘mini-trial’ label in Duterte impeachment case

MANILA, Philippines – Lead prosecutor Batangas Rep.

Gerville Luistro rejected the defense’s description of the House committee on justice proceedings on the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte as a “mini-trial,” stressing that they were merely clarificatory hearings.

Luistro explained the distinction as both sides debated procedural issues during Duterte’s impeachment trial on Wednesday, ...