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

Akbayan Rep. Tom Villarin PHOTO FROM TWITTER

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.

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.

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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