Former Ako Bicol Party-list Representative Zaldy Co, nakadawat og death threats!
NAKADAWAT og death threats si former Ako Bicol Party-list Representative Zaldy Co!
Hinungdan nga mahadlok kining mouli.
Matud ni Atty. Ruy Rondain, legal counsel ni Co nga wala kini masayod sa gikahimutangan ni Co.
“..Representative Co would have wanted to be here himself so he can answer your questions. Unfortunately, there are credible and serious threats to his life now. He’s really afraid to come out at this time.
Now, hopefully I can answer some of your questions. I don’t have a prepared statement. Hopefully I can answer some of your pressing questions. And hopefully we can..The objective is to realign, not to redirect the narrative. So we level the playing field again. Because I’m afraid that not only the press, but the people in general have been misled by inaccurate statements and interpretations of the law, as you might have noticed.
Now, let me jump the gun, because I know someone will ask this inevitably.I do not know where he is. I do not know where he is because I never asked him where he is. It’s not relevant for his defense. And I never asked because I don’t want to have to lie to any of you when you ask me that question as to where he is..”
Wala usab plano nga magduso og counter-affidavit ang kampo ni Co batok sa reklamo kaniya.
Nagtuo si Rondain nag “pre-judged” o gihusgahan na ni Ombudsman Boying Remulla ang mga isyu nga gibato sa kliyente sa wala pa madungog ang panig niini.
“.. you knowledge Now his presence is of course required for him to answer your charges But let me be clear i’ve not seen any complaint. I’ll say a criminal investigation has to be initiated by a complainant Anyone when I say complaint I mean something that has been sworn to under oath And the only thing i’ve heard is that the ici has referred its identity findings to the ombudsman I don’t think it’s under oath So I don’t think that was a complaint now under the ombudsman’s own rules if there is an unsworn to complain That’s not verified. The ombudsman is required to ask the witnesses to swear to it Swear to supporting affidavits and also the complainant who is also unidentified as of now to submit a sworn affidavit So I don’t know what he’s supposed to answer But that said An observation is that the ombudsman has already said that he intends to file these cases by Of november 25 assuming mr Served today that doesn’t give them a lot of time for him to answer upon the ombudsman to review And to write a resolution. My thinking is the ombudsman has already pre-judged this case and this is bolstered by the Statements of the secretary of state who said 60 people will be in jail by christmas Under these circumstances, there’s really no tactical benefit to finding a counter affidavit So the answer is at this time the way things are going. No, he does not..”
Atty. Ruy Rondain, legal counsel ni Co.
SOURCE: NEWS5
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