If the prosecution won’t use Espinosa’s retraction, the Muntinlupa courts can call him as their own witness, said criminal law professor Ted Te. READ:
of Kerwin Espinosa, one of the main cast in the Bilibid drug trade allegations, has drummed up calls from different sectors to free jailed opposition senator Leila De Lima, but the Department of Justice is not budging.
“The previous statements/affidavits of Mr. Espinosa which he now recanted were never utilized and will not be used by the prosecution as evidence in the two pending drug cases vs Senator Leila De Lima,” DOJ said in a statement Friday, April 29. Although the DOJ dropped Espinosa from the charge and as their witness, the National Bureau of Investigation filed a new case against him in December 2021 over a similar story of drug trade in Bilibid. This is the case where Espinosa submitted his latest affidavit retracting his claims against De Lima.Perjury against Espinosa?
If the prosecution won’t use Espinosa’s retraction, the Muntinlupa courts can call him as their own witness, said criminal law professor Ted Te.
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