Luistro: Duterte impeach trial should be moved earlier if rescheduled

Any revision to the Senate impeachment court’s tentative timeline for Vice President Sara Duterte’s trial should move the proceedings forward rather than delay them, House lead prosecutor and Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro said Monday. Luistro stressed that the 1987 Constitution requires not only the convening of the impeachment court but also the prompt conduct of the trial, including the presentation of evidence and witnesses. “The constitutional mandate of ‘forthwith’ does not only refer to the convening of the impeachment court. It says ‘trial forthwith’,” Luistro said. “In other words, by trial we mean the presentation of evidence and witnesses. If […]... Keep on reading: Luistro: Duterte impeach trial should be moved earlier if rescheduled