Davao City Acting Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte on Thursday filed a disbarment complaint against Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla, Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr., and two others over the alleged “kidnapping” and “expulsion” of former president Rodrigo Duterte to The Hague, Netherlands.
“In the light of the fact that the family has decided to file a disbarment complaint against these lawyers who happen to be high officials of the land, Acting Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte decided to file it himself on behalf of the family,” lawyer Israelito Torreon told reporters.
Aside from Remulla and Teodoro, the others included in the complaint were Justice Undersecretary Nicholas Felix Ty and Prosecutor General Richard Anthony Fadullon.
For his part, the Department of Justice (DOJ) chief said the filing is already expected since “critics will always be there.”
He described the complaint as forum shopping, adding that this is not the first case filed by the Duterte camp against him.
