DE LIMA DENIES HERBERT COLANGCO AS WITNESS "THEY ARE DESPERATE! HINDI CREDIBLE"

On Friday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that they have some high-profile New Bilibid Prison Inmates that will be testifying against De Lima. The lady senator was quick to dismiss the fact and state that these witnesses are not credible.

�That simply means nakakahuha na sila ng mga (they got) false/perjured witnesses. I�m not surprised anymore since, as I said before, I was warned already about their evil design and insidious moves, such as fabrication of evidence. Pawang mga kasinungalingan yan! (Those are absolute lies) That�s how evil and desperate they are,�

According to DOJ, in the September 20 hearing, two of the witnesses that will testify are Herbert Colangco and Noel Martinez. These two inmates are among the so-called �Bilibid 19� who were tranferred to the National Bureau of Investigation in 2014 with 10 more others. They have executed affidavits in front of public lawyers from the Public Attorney�s Office voluntarily.

Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said:

 �Very credible yan, �di katulad niMatobato. Hindi ka maaaring mag-coach ng 12 testigo na nagkakatugma tugma ang kanilang sinasabi,�

The high-profile inmates were allegedly directed by another high-profile NBP drug inmate, Jaybee Sebastian, to sell large volumes of shabu, as early as 2013, to contribute to De Lima�s 2016 campaign kitty.

 �Sila ang inatasan ni Jaybee Sebastian na magsimulang magbenta ng droga at yung pinagbenta dyan kinukuha ang kontribusyon para daw sa candidacy ni De Lima, simula pa 2013,�

The justice chief said that the witnesses were not given any conditions if they testify and that they did so voluntarily. [source]