Senate cites defense lawyer in contempt

DEFENSE lawyer Jose Roy III was cited for indirect contempt Monday evening over a supposed attempt by Malacañang to bribe senators that Chief Justice Renato Corona’s lawyers announced at a press conference in February.
At the press conference on February 12, members of the defense panel said Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. had been calling up senators and promising P100 million “for soft projects” in exchange for disregarding a Supreme Court injunction on the opening of Corona’s supposed foreign-currency accounts. The Corona camp cited an anonymous source who they said was credible.
Senators took offense at the suggestion that they could be bribed, and were quick to deny the allegation.
“If you believe this story, that is up to you. But when you faced the media, and passed this story on to the public with little more than your faces to back you up, then you crossed the line,” Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada told the defense panel the next day.
The citation for contempt was prompted by a motion by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who moved to order Corona’s lawyers to submit a legal memorandum on why they should not be cited for contempt. It was carried without opposition.
The Senate impeachment court also ruled to respect the temporary restraining order (TRO) on Corona’s supposed dollar accounts with Philippine Savings Bank.
“The court feels that, in effect, there is an implied suggestion that there is a quid pro quo in the votes to be obtained from members of this court, which the court considers indirect contempt,” said Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, presiding officer.
The Senate has yet to decide in caucus what the penalty against Roy will be.
Another lawyer, Vitaliano Aguirre II, was also cited in contempt for covering his ears while Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago was berating the prosecution panel on February 29. Aguirre was punished with an admonition but withdrew as a private prosecutor even before the Senate determined his penalty.
Roy, in an interview after the trial, said he welcomed the judgment of the impeachment court.
“We have extended our apology and we will wait for the final judgment of the court,” he said.
He has said that the defense did not mean to accuse the senators of anything and only wanted to expose Malacañang’s alleged attempt to interfere in the trial.
Malacañang has denied the allegation and senators have denied being approached and offered bribes.
“We were a bit surprised that the senators were upset,” Roy said Monday. (Jonathan de Santos/Sunnex)

Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2012/03/13/senate-cites-defense-lawyer-contempt-210888

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