House prosecution questions Estrada's role as judge in impeachment trial

MANILA, Philippines — Manila Third District Rep. Joel Chua and Kabataan Party-list Rep. Renee Co on Friday questioned how detained Sen. Jinggoy Estrada can effectively serve as a senator-judge in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial if he will not be physically present. According to Chua, “This is just my personal opinion, but how can he participate in the impeachment trial if he could not be physically present during the impeachment hearings?” Chua is one of the House prosecutors in the forthcoming trial. He also questioned how Estrada would be able to determine whether witnesses are telling the truth without […]...

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