![]() ![]() Granted, Revilla is not the sharpest pencil in the box, I don’t think he is imprudent enough to sign the endorsement letters himself, let alone collect cold cash from Napoles. It seems the three judges made a farce of the case and sold us out. I am not a lawyer, so my opinions are merely based on practical sense. Respected ethics professor and the Sandiganbayan’s moral compass, Justice Efren de la Cruz, dissented. Sula’s testimony is what convinced Justices Geraldine Econg, Edgardo Caldona and Georgina Hidalgo to vote in favor of Revilla’s acquittal. Records showed that Revilla received the largest kickbacks from Napoles amounting to P224.5 million, later recomputed down to P124.5 million. She also said that it was former Prosecutor, Director Joefferson Toribio, who coached her on what to say when she first testified against Revilla back in 2013. She further stated that it was Benhur Luy, the other whistleblower and state witness, who supposedly forged the signature of Revilla for the release of pork barrel funds to bogus NGOs. Sula testified that she did not personally see Revilla receiving money from Janet Lim-Napoles. The irony could not be more succinct.Īt the heart of Revilla’s victory at the Sandiganbayan was former state witness Marina Sula, who changed her story and became a friendly witness for Revilla. Meanwhile, the woman who championed the drive to put these big fish behind bars, former Justice Secretary and Senator Leila de Lima is herself languishing in Camp Crame. They are also back in the political fray - GMA as Speaker of the House and the three stooges as senatorial candidates. ![]() It is now a clean sweep! The four big fish that were tried and convicted for graft and corruption are back walking among us. It will be recalled that back in July 2016, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was also released from hospital arrest after being cleared of plunder by the Supreme Court. Revilla’s acquittal follows the release of Jinggoy Estrada and Juan Ponce Enrile’s from police custody, both of whom were given back their freedoms after posting bail for a crime that is supposedly non-bailable. was acquitted for plunder and was released by the Sandiganbayan from Camp Crame. The last of the triad of Senators accused of receiving hundreds of millions in kickbacks from the pork barrel scam walked away a free man on Dec. ![]()
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