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(Eagle News) — A government prosecutor on Wednesday said the gag order they had sought from the court did not include Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II, contrary to what some media reports appeared to be saying. Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Peter Ong said the gag order which they filed at the Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court Branch 204 on March 3 was only intended for Senator Leila de Lima and her lawyers. De Lima is facing a drug case in Judge […]
(Eagle News) – It was New Bilibid Prison inmate Tomas Donina who had linked Senators Leila de Lima and Antonio Trillanes IV to the previous attempt to kill controversial inmate Jaybee Sebastian in September last year. This was the clarification of Department of Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II amid denials from De Lima that she was behind any attempt on the life of Sebastian who had earlier linked her to the illegal drug trade […]
(Eagle News) — Two deputy commissioners of the Bureau of Immigration officials went on a 30-day leave of absence to give way to the probe of the National Bureau of Investigation on their alleged extortion attempt on Chinese gambling operator Jack Lam. Immigration associate commissioners Al Argosino and Michael B. Robles allegedly tried to extort P50 million from Jack Lam in exchange for the release of 600 of the more than a thousand arrested Chinese […]
(Eagle News) — For Justice Secretary, Vitaliano Aguirre II, the testimony of Kerwin Espinosa bears more weight than that of Ronnie Dayan as the latter seemed to be holding back a lot more information for fear of being implicated in the illegal drugs trade. In a press briefing on Friday, Aguirre said both witnesses have been placed under provisional witness protection program (WPP). But it is Kerwin, a suspected drug lord in Eastern Visayas, […]
(Eagle News)– Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Thursday reiterated that his predecessor Senator Leila de Lima could face drug and graft charges if claims of her links to narcotics trade inside New Bilibid Prison (NBP) found to be true. Bank records and six witnesses would be presented by Department of Justice that would show De Lima’s involvement in NBP blunder. “At the very least, siyempre (violation of the) Anti-Graft Corrupt Practices […]
(Eagle News)– Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said on Wednesday that they already assembled witnesses, composed of New Bilibid Prison guards and inmates to testify against Senator Leila de Lima and former Justice Undersecretary Francisco Baraan III for their alleged connection to narcotics trade inside New Bilibid Prison. Four to six witnesses are being prepared by Department of Justice. “It is proceeding (gathering of evidence against De Lima, Baraan) very good. There are […]
