The House prosecution panel on Monday said it will leave it to Senate impeachment presiding officer Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero to decide and choose which questions are appropriate during the testimony of National Bureau of Investigation Director Melvin Matibag.
The House prosecution panel on Monday said it will leave it to Senate impeachment presiding officer Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero to decide and choose which questions are appropriate during the testimony of National Bureau of Investigation Director Melvin Matibag.
The panel issued the remark when asked if they expect senator-judges to be subjective when questioning Matibag when he takes the stand on Tuesday, following Senator Alan Peter Cayetano’s “minion” remark.
“We will leave it to the presiding officer to determine what questions that may be posed by the senator-judges will be considered to be appropriate and relevant to the matter at hand, no? ” lawyer Jay Tolosa said in a briefing.
“But again, in so far as we’re concerned for the prosecution, we remain focused on making sure that NBI Director Matibag will be able to share all material facts, no, with respect to the topic at hand,” he added. House prosecution spokesperson Representative Zia Alonto Adiong said they expect Matibag to answer the questions based on the knowledge that he has.
“So ‘yun po ang ini-expect natin. In fact, hindi lang po ini-expect, ‘yun po 'yung ipapakita natin sa taumbayan at ipe-presenta sa korte,” he said. “Now kung ano man po ‘yung mga other issues, I don’t think… the House prosecution panel also should intervene in matters that are internal between and among individuals,” he added. This came amid the NBI’s investigation into the alleged corruption in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.
The NBI, for its part, brushed off Cayetano’s remark. Adiong stressed that it is important for the impeachment court to have an accurate basis for them to rule on their request for subpoena.
“May karapatan din, even ‘yung mga supporters po ng respondent Vice President Duterte, may karapatan din po sila malaman kung ‘yung sinusuportahan nila ay totoo na wala siyang hina-hide o tinatago na yaman,” Adiong said. “So very simple po ang panawagan ng ating taumbayan. Katotohanan at 'wag supilin ang katotohanan,” he sadded.
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