Prosecutors dismiss some of the criminal complaints filed by former president Rodrigo Duterte against former interior secretary Benhur Abalos and PNP chief General Rommel Francisco Marbil.
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00:00Prosecutors dismissed some of the criminal complaints filed by former President Rodrigo
00:04Duterte against former Interior Secretary Benjur Abalos and PNP Chief General Romel Francisco Marbil.
00:11Duterte's complaints stemmed from a 400-man police operation at Glory Mountain Compound
00:15in Davao City last June 10, 2024. It also includes another incident at the KOJC Central
00:21Compound in Davao City where SAF and CIDG personnel attempted to enter the place.
00:26The complaint said there was forced entry and damage to the gates and that KOJC members
00:31sustained injuries during a confrontation. With the resolution dated May 13, said the alleged
00:36damage to KOJC gates arose in the context of the police operation to serve the arrest warrants
00:41and incidental to fulfillment of the police's mandate. The prosecution also explained Abalos
00:47and other respondents were not even present at the scene. Duterte, now detained in The Hague,
00:52the Netherlands, is the administrator of KOJC Properties. Kibeloy was arrested by the PNP
00:57in September last year and is now facing trial for his cases.