The Senate’s refusal to let Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. attend its probe into the assassination of Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo through teleconferencing is “unfair,” Teves’ legal counsel said. | zacariansINQ
“Pero sa ngayon parang nagiging echo chamber lamang ito sapagkat isang panig lamang ang naririnig,” he added.
Furthermore, Topacio was accused of other “fundamental unfairness” in the probe, including using government facilities to bring witnesses to Manila, the trial by publicity against Teves and the pronouncements of the Department of Justice.Meanwhile, Teves, for his own part, also stressed that the Senate invited him to attend the probe and allowed him to do so through teleconferencing.
“Totoo nag usap kami ni [Senator] Bato [Dela Rosa] sabi niya, pero naano lang ako na hindi naman ako nag-request na isali ako sa hearing, sila ‘yung nag imbita and sila pa nagsabi na pwede [mag-attend] Zoom,” said Teves. He reiterated that he does not understand why he is being required to attend the hearing in person, citing once again a threat to his life as the reason why he couldn’t do so.“Ngayon noong sinabi ni Bato na kaya nila akong i-secure sa Senado, ang tanong ko, ilan ang guwardiya ni Degamo, ‘di ba army pa nagbabantay sa kaniya, ano nangyari sa kaniya? Patay pa rin,” said Teves.
“So paano niyo masasabi you can secure my life kung ang isang tao binantayan sandamakmak na army ngayon patay na,” he added.RELATED STORIES:
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