Judges slam cheap media tricks of prosecution
By Benjamin B. Pulta 01/07/2012House prosecutors do not appear to be scoring any favorable points with their “trial by publicity” on the impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona, with the lower court judges joining the criticisms and warnings aired earlier by senators against the prosecutors’ penchant for releasing “evidence” and convicting the CJ through publicity.
A group of lower court judges have criticized the House prosecution panel for making public documentary evidence in the impeachment trial of Corona.
The Metropolitan and City Judges Association of the Philippines (MetCJAP) said the move of the prosecution team to expose the document proving Corona’s ownership of a 300-sq. m. apartment in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig City was an apparent resort to “trial by publicity” that could undermine the independence of the impeachment court..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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