Trial cut short as prosecution ‘not ready’

4:49 pm | Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

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NOT A SETBACK. Lead House prosecutor Niel Tupas Jr. explains to reporters what happened to the prosecution panel's perceived ``setback'' on the second day of the impeachment trial at the Senate. Video by INQUIRER.net’s Matikas Santos

MANILA, Philippines—The prosecution team’s lack of preparation to present its first evidence against Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona prompted the postponement of the impeachment trial in the Senate on Tuesday.

“The prosecution is not prepared to present evidence today, the court moto propio postpones the trial until tomorrow afternoon at 2:00,” said Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile, who presided over the trial.

Enrile made the ruling even after Cavite Representative Elpidio Barzaga Jr, a member of the prosecution team, insisted that he was prepared to present their evidence against Corona in relation to his alleged failure to disclose to the public his statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN).

Barzaga said the prosecution was ready to present the second, not the first of eight articles of impeachment filed against Corona.

“We are prepared for Article 2,” he said.

But Corona’s lead counsel, former Supreme Court Associate Justice Serafin Cuevas, objected saying the prosecution should present the first case which is the alleged “partiality and subservience in cases involving the Arroyo administration from the time he was appointed as associate justice to the time of his midnight appointment as Chief Justice.”

Cuevas said the defense team should be given at least three days notice of the case and the witnesses that will be presented by the prosecution team.

But Barzaga said his team would only present this Tuesday documentary evidence like true copies of properties, deed of sale, and other pertinent documents pertaining to Corona’s alleged properties.

“We shall not be presenting testimonial evidence,” he added.

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Tags: Corona Impeachment , Politics , Senate , Supreme Court

baracena

delaying tac tics….. shows that they are really inventing everything ….
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_S2UQGGNN35EUOBNX4N5OBIBDUM Kromuel

Dapat pag na acquit to yung mga rallyistang perwisyo bumalik, mga plakard nila, “Ang tanga ko kasi” “Palakihan ng bibig di ng isip” “isa akong tsismoso”
Lightsp33d

Baka naman nakuha na rin ng Prosecution Panel ang work ethic ng bossing nila sa Malacanang kaya hindi sila handa.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_Q3QGG5QHBLRMZTIYWUFURY6J2E Night

Prosecution = Inutil
Penoy = Inutil
KKK = Inutil

WOW IT IS MORE INUTIL IN THE PHILIPPINES
http://twitter.com/toothpastesales be honest

After the 1st and 2nd day of the Impeachment Trial, I felt interesting and amazing than the trial of Erap 11 years ago.
11 years ago the Prosecution was ready, articulate and precise. It ended in a walk-out because of political favorism.
Now it seems like a bunch of college bullies ramping into the foothole of professors.
I think the Prosecution should do better with evidence and facts, rather than ” news broadcasting “.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_E3CE56OQVPC4RPYD2NR4VD3SUE Bert

The Prosecution going to Impeachment Trial, NOT READY?

IT’S MORE FUNNY IN THE PHILIPPINES!
mmm choco

While the pro-abnoy senators and the yellows may have silently applauded Tupas for even going so low as to bring up biblical passages to portray the Chief Justice to have sold the country for a few pieces of gold.
He even quoted Oliver Cromwell’s “speech” when he dismissed England’s Parliament on April 20 of 1653.
“Before God and country, we say: ‘It is high time for us to put an end to your sitting in that place, which you have dishonored by your contempt of all virtue, and defiled by your practice of every vice, you are an enemy to good government, as you have sold your country for a mess of pottage, and like Judas Escariot, betrayed your God for a few pieces of gold. Depart I say, and let us have done with you. In the name of God, go!’”
Why is it ironic? Clearly, the quotes from Oliver Cromwell was directed not at a sitting justice or even the king, but directed at the parliament, which could well be translated to the Philippine House of Representatives, of which the House prosecutors are part.!
mmm choco

To paraphrase Cromwell’s quote, considering the fact that it was the House allies of abnoy who betrayed their country and the nation for a mess of pork pottage. And like Judas, sold the House’s independence for a lot of gold.
Therefore, to the House and prosecutors, let us localize Cromwell’s quotr and placed in the right context: “Before God and country, the nation says: ‘It is high time for us to put an end to your House of Representatives sitting in that place, which you have dishonored by your contempt of all virtue, and defiled by your practice of every vice. The House is an enemy to good government, as you have sold your institution’s integrity and indepedence for a mess of pork pottage, and like Judas Escariot betrayed your God for a few pieces of gold. Depart we, the people say, and let us have done with you.
“In the name of God, prosecutors and the House of Representatives, go!’

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