Senior Deputy State Prosecutor Richard Fadullon on Sunday responded to remarks made by the camp of expelled Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo “Arnie” Teves Jr., saying that recantations ought to be addressed by the trial courtroom.
In an announcement launched Sunday night, Fadullon mentioned everyone is entitled to his personal opinion, “regardless of how flawed it is.”
“(A)ny lawyer worth his oath should be aware that recantations go into the credibility of the witness and therefore, it is best addressed and appreciated by the trial court in the course of a full blown trial,” the assertion learn.
“It is irresponsible to make a sweeping statement that the Department of Justice is being used as an instrument for prosecuting people at the behest of certain interested persons,” it added.
The assertion was launched after Teves’ authorized counsel Atty. Ferdinand Topacio mentioned their camp may also examine the doable liabilities which may be imposed towards the panel of 10 prosecutors for supposedly not taking into consideration the recantations of the ten accused within the killing of Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo.
“If the accused feels aggrieved by the resolution there are legal remedies that are available to them. Certainly, threatening the Panel of prosecutors and whining before the media is not among those,” Fadullon mentioned.
Topacio final week mentioned the camp will look into all authorized choices over the e-warrant of arrest issued by a Manila courtroom towards Teves for the slay of Degamo.
This comes because the Department of Justice (DOJ) in August introduced fees of homicide, annoyed homicide, and tried homicide have been filed towards Teves over the March 4 killing of Degamo and 9 others.
The Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 51 shortly after issued an e-warrant of arrest towards Teves, Angelo Palagtiw, a sure “Gie Ann” or “Jie An,” and Captain Lloyd Cruz Garcia II.
Topacio mentioned the camp has but to obtain a duplicate of the DOJ decision indicting Teves, in addition to the order of the courtroom for an e-warrant of arrest.
Degamo was killed when armed males fired photographs whereas he was distributing help to his constituents at his residence in Pamplona, Negros Oriental on March 4.
Teves denied that he and his brother Henry have been concerned within the killing of Degamo, including that the allegation was politically motivated. —KG, GMA Integrated News
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