House prosecutors handa na sa VP Sara trial, naghihintay na lamang ng official notice sa pre-trial, trial schedule

NIHAYAG ng pinuno ng House prosecution panel na handa na ang mga prosecutors sa paghahain ng kanilang sagot at mga hakbang sa susunod na kabanata ng impeachment case laban kay Vice President Sara Z. Duterte.

“For the 11 prosecutors, rest assured that we are ready to fulfill our mandate under the Constitution,” pahayag ni Batangas 2nd District Rep. Gerville “Jinky Bitrics” Luistro, lead prosecutor at chair ng House Committee on Justice sa isang press conference.

Ayon kay Luistro, mahigpit na mino-monitor ng mga prosecutors at inaasahan ang pagsusumite ng sagot ni Duterte at handa na rin silang sagutin ito base na rin sa itinalagang panahon ng impeachment court.

“As soon as we receive the answer from the Vice President, we will be starting to prepare our reply, which is supposed to be filed within the non-extendable period of five days. So sana matapos namin within the week para lahat ng responsive pleadings filed now with the impeachment court,” anang mambabatas.

Naghahanda na rin aniya ang prosecution panel para sa pre-trial conference, kung saan inaasahan na ihahayag ng magkabilang kampo ang kanilang mga saksi, facts at mark documentary evidence bago magsimula ang pormal na presentation ng ebidensiya.

“This is supposed to simplify the presentation of evidence and witnesses which will happen during the trial,” pahayag pa nito.

Ang Articles of Impeachment ay kinabibilangan ng akusasyon laban kay Duterte kaugnay sa maling paggamit ng confidential funds, amassing unexplained wealth, bribing Department of Education officials, at pagbabanta kina Presidente Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos ay dating Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez.

Sa kabila nang ulat na ang pre-trial conference ay maaaring ganapin sa Hunyo 15 habang ang trial proper ay magsisimula naman sa Hulyo 6, sinabi ni Luistro na wala pang natatanggap ang prosekusyon ng anumang formal notice mula sa impeachment court.

“Actually wala po tayong official notice about the schedule of pre-trial conference. We have no official information, as a matter of fact, whether papayagan ba o hindi itong pre-trial conference na ito. And even the first schedule of the trial, wala pa rin po tayong official na notice from the impeachment court.”

Gayunman, nagpahayag nang kumpiyansa si Luistro na magpapatuloy ang pagdinig.

“But we look forward that since the Senate already convened the impeachment court, we are positive na magtutuloy-tuloy ito. And in as far as the 11 prosecutors is concerned, kami po ay ready, ready to appear before the impeachment court,” pahayag nito.

 (Vina de Guzman)