Acosta opposes aunt’s bid to turn state witness | Inquirer News

Acosta opposes aunt’s bid to turn state witness

/ 04:52 AM February 03, 2012

New LLDA Chief Nereus Acosta. comelec.gov.ph photo

Presidential adviser Nereus Acosta has questioned his aunt’s plan to turn state’s evidence and testify against him in a graft case they are facing.

He has also opposed her plea to defer their trial in the Sandiganbayan while she is awaiting the Ombudsman’s decision on her petition.

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In an opposition filed in the antigraft court on February 1,Acosta said he had a right to a speedy trial, which overrode his aunt Nemia Bornidor’s “self-serving” plea to hold it in abeyance.

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“These rights are constitutionally guaranteed and are superior to rights claimed by Bornidor, including her application for conversion to a state witness,” he said.

Bornidor, in her motion, said she was seeking a temporary stop to the trial to give the Office of the Ombudsman time to resolve her petition to become a state witness. She noted that the prosecution had no more witnesses to present and approving her petition would give it a new witness.

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