QC prosecutor's office summons Villarin, Paras in phone theft case | Inquirer News

QC prosecutor’s office summons Villarin, Paras in phone theft case

/ 04:59 PM June 14, 2018

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The Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office has required Akbayan Rep. Tom Villarin and former Negros Oriental representative and now Labor Undersecretary Jacinto “Jing” Paras to appear before its office on July 2 and 16 in connection with the theft case the partylist congressman filed against the latter.

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Senior Assistant City Prosecutor Rodrigo del Rosario has also required Villarin to submit evidence and photographs of the i-Phone X allegedly taken by Paras.

The preliminary investigation is scheduled on the said dates at 9:00 a.m., at the Prosecutor’s Office, in Quezon City.

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READ: Rep. Villarin files theft charges vs DOLE Usec Jing Paras

Villarin has filed theft complaint against Paras for allegedly “snatching” his phone during a congressional hearing in March. Paras had already denied these allegations which Villarin said were caught by a closed circuit television (CCTV) camera.

READ: Labor Usec denies stealing Akbayan lawmaker’s phone

Villarin has also asked the House of Representatives to censure and ban Paras from entering the House premises.

READ: After filing theft complaint, Villarin wants Paras banned from House

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Paras mulls suing Villarin ‘for destroying my good name’

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