Tag: Matobato

“Lies and fabrications”, says DOJ chief on allegations of De Lima’s senate witness

  (Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II branded as “lies and fabrications”  the allegations made by a witness produced by senator Leila De Lima before the Senate, saying that these were products of a “fertile and coached imagination.” He also branded the presentation by De Lima of witness Edgar Matobato, a self-confessed hired killer, as a “desperate” move meant to divert public attention from allegations of illegal drug connection being hurled against the […]

De Lima says Liberal Party not involved in surfacing of new senate witness vs Duterte

  (Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima defended the presentation of a new witness in the continuation of the hearings on extrajudicial killings, claiming that this had nothing to do with the Liberal Party or any plot to embarrass President Duterte. On Thursday (September 15) , she presented a self-confessed hired assassin and alleged member of a death squad in Davao City who testified before the Senate on alleged extrajudicial killings in Davao City. […]