MANILA, Philippines — Human rights groups, advocates, religious leaders, and relatives of victims of extrajudicial killings on Friday filed a disbarment case against former President Rodrigo Duterte. In their complaint, they said Duterte’s war against drugs, called “katok-hangyo (tokhang),” violated the Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA) and for conduct unbecoming a lawyer. “We […]...Keep on reading: Rights victims’ fa…

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Families of victims of extrajudicial killings filed a disbarment complaint against former President Rodrigo Duterte

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Disbarment complaint vs. Ex-Pres. Duterte filed by families of EJK victims

MANILA, Philippines —Human rights group Karapatan, several  human rights advocates and religious leaders, together with relatives of victims of extrajudicial killings on Friday filed a disbarment case against former President Rodrigo Duterte. In their complaint, they said Duterte violated the Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA) and for conduct unbecoming a lawyer. Duterte obtained his law degree from San Beda, and was a…

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The families of alleged extrajudicial killings (EJKs) on Friday sought the disbarment of former President Rodrigo Duterte.

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Ex-President Duterte faces disbarment complaint from rights advocates, EJK victims' kin

MANILA, Philippines – Human rights organizations and families of extrajudicial killings victims trooped to the Supreme Court (SC) on Friday, January 17, to seek the disbarment of former president Rodrigo Duterte. In their complaint, the families and groups said Duterte should be disbarred by alleged violations of the Code of Professional Responsibility, the lawyers’ code of conduct, and for conduct unbecoming a lawyer. Among the named complainan…

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Families of EJK victims seek Rodrigo Duterte's disbarment

Human rights defenders and families of extrajudicial killing victims have filed a disbarment complaint against former President Rodrigo Duterte before the Supreme Court.

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EJK victims' kin ask Supreme Court to strip Duterte of law license

LED by human rights group Karapatan, families of victims of extrajudicial killings filed a petition before the Supreme Court on Friday, seeking the revocation of former president Rodrigo Duterte's license to practice law. The petitioners were accusing Duterte of gross violations of the Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability, which they said undermined human rights and eroded the rule of law. "This complaint is a necessary step to…

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Former presidential legal adviser Salvador Panelo said the disbarment case against former president Rodrigo Duterte has no legal basis as "he has not violated" any law as a member of the bar. 

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A disbarment complaint was filed today in the Supreme Court against former President Rodrigo Duterte. The complaint was filed by the families of the victims of the extrajudicial killings of “EJK” that allegedly occurred during the former president’s administration. The families of the victims of the extrajudicial killings filed a disbarment complaint

ISANG disbarment complaint ang inihain ngayong araw sa Korte Suprema laban kay dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ang reklamo ay inihain ng mga pamilya ng mga biktima ng extrajudicial killings of “EJK” na sinasabing naganap noong administrasyon ng dating pangulo. lNaghain ng disbarment complaint ang pamilya ng mga bitkima ng extrajudicial

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Families and human rights defenders file disbarment case against former President Duterte. (Photo courtesy of Karapatan) By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Human rights defenders and relatives of victims asked the Supreme Court to disbar former President Rodrigo Duterte on Jan. 17 (Friday) for violations of the Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA) and for conduct unbecoming a lawyer. According to the complainan…

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Supreme Court urged to disbar ex-President Duterte for legal ethics, human rights violations

The families of alleged victims of extra-judicial killings during the Duterte administration have gone to the Supreme Court to request the disbarment of the former president. According to Atty. VJ Topacio, the ethics standards among lawyers are high and the previous administration witnessed the open bullying and slander of former President Rodrigo Duterte. Atty. Topacio insisted that the former President has no right to be a lawyer when he has s…

Nagtungo sa Korte Suprema ang pamilya ng mga umano’y biktima ng extra-judicial killings noong panahon ng administrasyon Duterte para hilingin na ipa-disbar ang dating pangulo. Ayon kay Atty. VJ Topacio, mataas ang pamantayan ng ethics sa mga abogado at nakita naman noong nagdaang administrasyon ang lantarang pambabatos at pambu-bully ni dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Giit ni Atty. Topacio, walang karapatan ang dating Pangulo na maging abogado…

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