Quezon City prosecutors clear VP Sara Duterte of assault, coercion raps

Vice President Sara Duterte. - File photo

MANILA: The Quezon City Prosecutors Office has dismissed direct assault and grave coercion case filed by a police officer against Vice President Sara Duterte.

Duterte, together with her security aide Col. Raymund Dante Petina Lachina were slapped with a complaint for violating Articles 148 (Direct Assault), 151 (Disobedience to Authority), and 286 (Grave Coercion) under the Revised Penal Code by Police Lieutenant Col. (Dr.) Van Jason Conag Villamor.