Key person in the Philippine flood control project case, Zaldy, says he is afraid to return home to face the charges!
Zaldy, former chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, his lawyer Long Dan said that his client is very afraid to return home to face the charges, because he is suspected of receiving hundreds of millions of pesos from an unusual flood control project, and public anger could lead to violent crimes.
"Half the people in this country want him in prison and to throw away the key, and the other half want to hang him on the nearest tree. In this situation, would you dare to go back home?"
Long Dan believes he does not see any benefit in having Zaldy appear before the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee for the hearing scheduled on November 14, and urged the media to lower the temperature, as Zaldy may become a victim of mob violence.
"Some people think they are the moral guardians of the Filipino people, and they might take a gun and shoot Zaldy anywhere."
Long Dan emphasized that although he requires Zaldy to appear in court to answer the charges against him, he has not seen any verified formal complaints against Zaldy even at the Ombudsman's Office.
"Criminal investigations must be initiated by complaints. Have you seen the complaints? When I say complaints, I mean things that have been sworn under oath. The only thing I've heard is that the Infrastructure Committee has submitted its preliminary investigation results to the investigator, and I don't think that is an oath, so I don't think it is a complaint."
Long Dan also believes that the ombudsman, Remulla, has already "pre-judged" the case, and the statement of the Public Works Minister, Vince Dizon, supports this view, that 60 people will be jailed before Christmas.
"In this situation, submitting a counter-affidavit really has no tactical benefits, so the answer is, at this time, in the way things are going, no, Zaldy does not plan to submit a counter-affidavit."
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1848009072669696/
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