‘Mary Grace Piattos’ will not be part of Sara Duterte’s defense —lawyer

The spokesperson of the lawyers of Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday clarified that the infamous “Mary Grace Piattos” will not be presented as part of their defense in the impeachment complaints filed against her. 

In a statement, Atty. Michael Poa said that media reports and social media posts claiming that the person referred to as “Mary Grace Piattos” will be part of Duterte’s defense is “inaccurate.”

“For clarity, this is inaccurate. I have not made any such statement, nor have I confirmed or announced any such course of action,” the lawyer said.

“We respectfully appeal to our colleagues in the media to avoid attributing statements or positions that were never made, in the interest of a fair public discussion,” he added. 

The defense team of Duterte earlier said it is ready to explain the use of aliases for confidential funds, such as “Mary Grace Piattos” that became one of the basis for the impeachment complaints filed against her. 

Two impeachment complaints have been filed against the Vice President, citing betrayal of public trust, culpable violations of the Constitution, graft and corruption, bribery, and other high crimes.—AOL, GMA Integrated News