Espinosa already retracted his statements against Leila de Lima in 2022, but this is the first time he alleges that the ex-PNP chief forced him to testify against the former senator
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TESTIMONY. Alleged drug lord Kerwin Espinosa testifies before the House quad committee on how Senator Bato dela Rosa allegedly forced him to pin former senator Leila de Lima, on October 11, 2024. MANILA, Philippines – Alleged drug lord Rolan “Kerwin” Espinosa testified that he was forced by former Philippine National Police chief-turned-Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa to lie and link former senatorBased on Espinosa’s affidavit obtained by Rappler, he narrated his family’s struggles under the administration of former president Rodrigo Duterte.
Espinosa said he was told by Dela Rosa that the order was approved by the higher-ups, and he said this meant that Duterte knew about the operation. He added that Dela Rosa also told him to testify in the Senate in an orderly manner and to follow their orders, or else he will be harmed. The Espinosa family was thrust into the national spotlight after Kerwin was accused of being the top illegal drug personality in Eastern Visayas. Duterte himself accused Kerwin and his father, Rolando, of being involved in the illegal drug trade after a police operation that seized P11-million worth of shabu in a tennis court near Espinosa’s home in Albuera, Leyte. through her erstwhile bodyguard, Ronnie Dayan.
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