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Too much opposition FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 05/09/2012

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Too much opposition

FRONTLINE
Ninez Cacho-Olivares
05/09/2012
Justice chief Leila de Lima who thought it was a breeze to testify for the prosecution as though she has personal knowledge of what went on during the en banc hearing on the issuance of the Supreme Court’s restraining order on her self-styled hold order list, suddenly opposed the defense’s request to the Senate court to summon her as a hostile witness, saying that she had already testified for the prosecution and that she was cross-examined expansively by the defense, adding that there was no longer anything to testify on.

The prosecution did the same, objecting to the subpoena request for De Lima to testify as a hostile witness, moving to quash the subpoena and giving the same excuse to justify its opposition to De Lima being called to the stand again.

One wonders why the prosecution really opposes the move of the defense to call De Lima to the stand..... MORE

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