MANILA, Philippines – Nabigo ang prosekusyon na idiin si Vice President Sara Duterte na nagkasala ito, ayon kay OVP spokesperson Atty. Salvador Paolo Panelo Jr.
Sa pahayag nitong Sabado, Nobyembre 7, binatikos ni Panelo ang pinakahuling mga tirada ng prosecution panel.
“We apparently live in two worlds. One where due process and fairness still reign—where an accused is not condemned before she is heard, and where allegations must be proven with clear and convincing evidence presented in court. The other is wherever Atty. Lorna Kapunan and her colleagues have decided these rules no longer apply,” sinabi ni Panelo.
“One world seeks the truth. The other desperately tries to persuade an increasingly skeptical public with asinine sound bites built on half-truths and malicious speculation, spewed out in daily, obtrusive, and nauseating press briefings and interviews,” dagdag pa.
“The prosecution had its chance. It failed. On Monday, the Vice President begins her defense,” aniya.
Kinontra naman ng dalawnag miyembro ng prosecution panel ang pahayag ni Panelo at sinabing hindi nila ito ikinokonsiderang pagkabigo kung tinanggap ng korte ang kanilang ebidensya.
“In what alternate universe did we actually fail at this point, if we failed, hindi pasok ang mga ebidensya na ito,” sinabi ni Rep. Terry Ridon, House Prosecutor.
“Yun ang claim nila, ibig sabihin parang walang kwenta, walang saysay ang ebidensya natin pero sa first week pa lang they already want to present 24 witnesses, parang di masyadong consistent,” ayon naman kay legal spokesperson Atty. Jay Tolosa. RNT/JGC
