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Duterte had nothing to do with 'destroyed' drug war evidence - counsel
Manila Bulletin
|July 06 2025
The legal counsel of former president Rodrigo Duterte denied that his client participated in destroying the pieces of evidence related to his brutal war on drugs campaign, countering claims made by Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla.
In an interview, lawyer Nicholas Kaufman reiterated that the former president "had nothing to do" with claims that drug war evidence was destroyed.
"What I do know is that my client, Mr. Duterte, had nothing to do with destroying any evidence. Destroying evidence is a criminal offense. It was not done, and it was not done at his request on behalf of him. Let me make that very clear," he said in a video posted on the Alvin & Tourism Facebook page.
This story is from the July 06 2025 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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