Reflections
A lawyer in the prosecution team, Vitaliano Aguirre III, (the Webb lawyer in the Vizconde massacre trial was cited for contempt by the impeachment court for covering both of his ears with his hands at the height of the tirade of a Lady Senator vs the prosecution panel. He will either pay a fine of P2,000 or l0 days in jail. One should note, whatever one thinks of the personality of the individual that the court is the territory of the good senator, and is entitled to the respect that she deserves. One should note that the prosecution panel which has notably been criticized for its lack of adroitness in its job was being harangued by the good lady senator for l. not making good on its promises to deliver the promised number of witnesses it earlier announced 2. for having hubris in saying that it has a good case.
The Senate President even warned, and even Sen. Escudero forewarned that the move of the prosecution has dire consequences.
An amended complaint that must be refiled?
This could be deemed as an amendment of the impeachment complaint?....
In which case it has to be brought back to the House of Representatives and has to be refiled, in which case, the one year prohibition will apply?
Or that after all the defense or the CJ team is right in impugning that the impeachment case hastily filed and not even read by all those who signed the same?
I would say that the whole show of the prosecution is in shambles. If the court decides that the bank records are not acceptable because of: inconsistency, because of Tupas bank official relationship (a bank leak?)or the bank records are illegally obtained, then where is there a very strong case of the prosecution? They could have done a much better job Former Justice Cuevas and team did a good job.
A lawyer in the prosecution team, Vitaliano Aguirre III, (the Webb lawyer in the Vizconde massacre trial was cited for contempt by the impeachment court for covering both of his ears with his hands at the height of the tirade of a Lady Senator vs the prosecution panel. He will either pay a fine of P2,000 or l0 days in jail. One should note, whatever one thinks of the personality of the individual that the court is the territory of the good senator, and is entitled to the respect that she deserves. One should note that the prosecution panel which has notably been criticized for its lack of adroitness in its job was being harangued by the good lady senator for l. not making good on its promises to deliver the promised number of witnesses it earlier announced 2. for having hubris in saying that it has a good case.
The Senate President even warned, and even Sen. Escudero forewarned that the move of the prosecution has dire consequences.
An amended complaint that must be refiled?
This could be deemed as an amendment of the impeachment complaint?....
In which case it has to be brought back to the House of Representatives and has to be refiled, in which case, the one year prohibition will apply?
Or that after all the defense or the CJ team is right in impugning that the impeachment case hastily filed and not even read by all those who signed the same?
I would say that the whole show of the prosecution is in shambles. If the court decides that the bank records are not acceptable because of: inconsistency, because of Tupas bank official relationship (a bank leak?)or the bank records are illegally obtained, then where is there a very strong case of the prosecution? They could have done a much better job Former Justice Cuevas and team did a good job.
