Robredo: Not in my character to bribe witnesses to win a case

Bongbong Marcos and Leni Robredo (INQUIRER PHOTOS)

Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo on Tuesday noted the inconsistencies in the electoral protest of defeated vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

Robredo said there were many details in the election protest that proved that the claims of Marcos’ camp lacked basis from the start.

At a press conference in the Quezon City Reception House, Robredo said her legal team had discovered that Marcos’ witnesses who said Robredo committed electoral fraud gave questionable statements.

“Napakaraming discoveries, at iyong discoveries na iyon galing din sa fi-nile nilang kaso. Halimbawa na lang ang mga affidavits, maraming nadiskubre na maraming mga witnesses na ginamit na hindi naman credible,” Robredo said.

“Maraming mga affidavits galing sa iba’t ibang mga probinsya pero parehong pareho ang laman noong affidavit, as in word for word, pare-pareho,” she said.

The Vice President, a lawyer, also denied bribing witnesses of the former senator to back out from the case.

“Siguro kilala ninyo naman ako. Wala naman sa karakter ko na magbayad ng testigo. Matagal na akong abugado, hindi ko naman dinaanan iyong ganyan na para manalo sa kaso, magbabayad ng testigo,” Robredo.

Marcos’ spokesperson Vic Rodriguez denied that they used fictitious accounts of electoral fraud, saying the Liberal Party had been bribing the witnesses to retract their statements.

Robredo said it was unfair for Marcos’ camp to accuse the party of bribery.

She then challenged Marcos’ camp to name a specific LP member who bribed their witness.

“Wala namang participation ang partido sa kaso, sa paghanda. Kaya siguro kung may ganyang allegations, sabihin kung sino sa LP,” Robredo said.