MANILA, Philippines — Accused of involvement in extrajudicial killings by a former police officer, Vice President Sara Duterte has dared her accuser to sue her as she denied the allegation, which she branded as part of a “script” prepared by her political enemies.

“According to this self-proclaimed witness, I was involved in the Oplan Tokhang of the Davao Death Squad and the several incidents of extrajudicial killings (EJKs) in Davao. This script is new,” Duterte said, referring to police officer Arturo Lascañas, in a video statement posted on her Facebook account yesterday.

“In those years that I served as vice mayor and mayor of Davao City, my name was never linked to such issue,” she pointed out.

On Wednesday, in a remote video interview with the media from an undisclosed location, Lascañas accused the Vice President and her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, of masterminding the execution of around 10,000 people in Davao City.

Lascañas said Sara Duterte was the one who came up with the idea of “Oplan Tokhang” when she was Davao City mayor in 2012.