BELEAGUERED FORMER FIRST FAMILY TALKS AMID ‘PERSECUTION’
By Charlie V. Manalo 08/14/2011By Charlie V. Manalo
Despite former President Arroyo’s supposed “worsening condition”, members of her family indicated that they are not inclined to seek any special treatment, much more a reprieve, from what they claim as persecution attempts from the Aquino administration.
At the weekly Kapihan sa Annabel’s lawyer Raul Lambino, legal spokesman for the Arroyos, said contrary to rumors being spread by critics of the former First Family, they are not using the health condition of the former President as an excuse to evade prosecution from the charges levied against her.
“On the contrary, we are more than willing to face them so we could prove her innocence,” Lambino said. “In fact, the former President had to personally go to the Department of Justice (DoJ) to submit her counter-affidavit even if it was against the advice of her legal counsel.”
Lambino said Arroyo could have just presented herself before any public prosecutor to swear before her counter-affidavit and let her lawyers submit the document to the DoJ..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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