Philippines’ Sara Duterte wants to stand impeachment trial so she can see ‘bloodbath’
The vice-president will be tried by the 24-member Senate, made up of at least four senators she endorsed in the midterm election
Duterte-Carpio said her lawyers’ preparations were in “full throttle” for the impeachment trial. “I truly want a trial because I want a bloodbath,” she told reporters on Saturday.
She will now be tried by the Senate, which is scheduled for July, when the country’s new Congress convenes.
Her latest comments come after at least four of the candidates she endorsed won in the country’s 12-seat Senate race on May 12, multiple surveys had indicated. A fifth candidate – who was part of the Marcos slate, but who also sought Duterte-Carpio’s backing – also won.
They will all be jurors when the 24-member chamber begins Duterte-Carpio’s impeachment trial.