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House prosecution pushes public VP Sara tax records reveal in impeachment court

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MANILA, Philippines — The House prosecution panel insisted that the tax records of Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, Mans Carpio, must be unveiled in the impeachment court and not in a confidential session.
Private prosecutor Lorna Kapunan said that while the prosecutors welcome the decision of Duterte’s camp to agree to opening the box from the Bureau of Internal Revenue, it still maintains its position that the presentation of evidence in the impeachment trial must be “transparent” to the public.
“Hindi pwedeng i-executive session ang mga ebidensya but we will leave it to the discretion of the impeachment court,” Kapunan said on the sidelines of attending a mass.
(Evidence must not be presented in an executive session but we will leave it to the discretion of the impeachment court.)
Behind closed doors
The prosecutors initially claimed that the defense team “vehemently objected” to opening the BIR box, believed to contain the income tax returns of Duterte and her husband.
However, during a press briefing on June 29 after the introduction of the second batch of private lawyers joining the prosecution team, public prosecutor and Rep. Leila De Lima said the defense team is “not averse” to opening the box.
The condition, however, is to open it only in an executive session or behind closed doors.
“Ang magandang nangyari sa pre-trial eh pumayag rin ang defense na markahan ‘yung mahiwagang BIR box,” Kapunan said.
(The good thing that happened during the pre-trial is that the defense team agreed to mark the magical BIR box.)
Duterte’s trial on July 6
Lead prosecutor and Rep. Gerville Luistro (Batangas, 2nd district) said that the prosecution team is “very much ready” for the start of the impeachment proceedings on July 6.
“As a matter of fact, we have been preparing since the 19th Congress. And I can honestly tell the Filipino people, the house prosecutors, and the private prosecutors are all ready as we start this impeachment trial,” Luistro said in mixed Filipino and English.
Kapunan and Luistro said that both the defense and prosecution will give their opening statements on the first day of the 92-day trial.
The lawyer added that the prosecutors are also ready to present witnesses.
“Ang rule diyan is one witness a day,” Kapunan said.
(The rule is one witness a day.)
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