MANILA: AMID SEDITION CASE FILED AGAINST HIM, OTHERS BY CIDG OVER ‘BIKOY’ VIDEOS Trillanes warns: ‘I’ll expose Duterte’s drug links’
MANILA, Philippines — Former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV has vowed to expose President Rodrigo Duterte’s links to the illegal drug trade as he faces sedition cases filed by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) of the Philippine National Police against him and 35 others who were linked to the “Ang Totoong Narcolist” (The Real Narcolist) videos.
“Sana lang ay mag-isip nang malalim at hindi magpagamit sa pulitika ang mga DOJ (Department of Justice) prosecutors na mag-iimbestiga nitong kasong ito. Bagkus ay gawin ang nararapat para lumabas ang katotohanan,” Trillanes said in a statement late Thursday night.
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“Anu’t-ano pa man, haharapin ko ito at gagamitin kong pagkakataon na mailabas ang kaugnayan ni Duterte sa iligal na droga,” he added.
The filing of cases against key members of the opposition is also “clear acts of political persecution and harassment by the Duterte administration” aimed to “stifle democratic dissent,” according to the staunch critic of the administration.
Trillanes also said the PNP-CIDG investigators “abused and misused the subpoena power recently bestowed on them to single out critics of the Duterte administration.”
He pointed out that the cases were just backed by the unfounded allegations of Peter Joemel Advincula who repeatedly lied to the public.
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“Alam nila na wala silang hawak na ebidensya kundi ang salaysay ng isang testigo na ilang ulit nang nagsinungaling sa publiko, pero tinuloy pa rin ang pag-file ng kaso,” Trillanes said.
By: Pathricia Ann V. Roxas – Reporter
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