Arroyo camp: Unas testimony ‘hearsay’

THE camp of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo dismissed as hearsay the testimonies of Norie Unas, the government star witness on the alleged fraud in the 2007 elections.

Arroyo’s legal spokesperson Raul Lambino questioned the credibility of Unas noting that he only “overheard” Arroyo’s supposed instruction to former governor Andal Ampatuan Sr. to ensure a 12-0 victory for the administrations Team Unity.
“Does a person who said ‘I overheard’ have credibility? How close was he? He was just a foot away. That’s not overhearing. Overhearing means that you are quite a distant far and you did not know who uttered the word,” Lambino said.
Unas, the provincial election supervisor of Maguindanao during the 2007 midterm polls, was presented on Thursday by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in a hearing of the Pasay City Regional Trial Court Branch 112 over Arroyo’s petition for bail.
The former President and Ampatuan are facing trial for electoral sabotage charges, in relation to the alleged vote-rigging activities in Mindanao.

Arroyo, who is reportedly suffering from various ailments, is currently under hospital arrest at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City.

On Thursday, Unas told the court that he heard the former President instruct Ampatuan to guarantee that the senatorial slate of the administration would win in the Maguindanao province. The meeting, Unas claimed, took place in Malacañang two weeks prior to the May 14, 2007, elections.

“There was no corroborative evidence presented. Even Andal Ampatuan Sr. said Unas was not telling the truth,” Lambino said.

The lawyer said Arroyo is saddened over the testimony of Unas.

“She’s depressed. She was detained just like that,” Lambino told reporters, adding that they are dismayed on how the prosecution has dragged on the proceedings.

Arroyo’s legal counsel further noted that Unas made immunity from suit a condition when he testified against the former President. Unas is also implicated in several cases, including the Maguindano massacre and the poll cheating in Maguindanao.

“It has been widely suspected that his testimony to link the former President was a way in order for him to escape prosecution from the electoral sabotage case and his alleged participation in the gruesome Maguindano massacre where he is being pointed as having a direct hand in the cover up of the case,” Arroyo’s camp said in a statement.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/2012/06/15/arroyo-camp-unas-testimony-hearsay-227031

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