Liberal Party Senators want Mistrial in Corona Impeachment.

Senator Judges from the Liberal Party have gone on a publicity onslaught stating that the Defense Panel is using a strategy to cause a mistrial in the Corona Impeachment proceedings. Senator Osmena stated that the Defense are laying the basis to cause a mistrial. This after the prosecution was publicly admonished by Presiding Judge Juan Ponce Enrile for using questionable and fake documents to have the bank accounts of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona.

These 4 Senator Judges are Franklin Drillon, Francis Pangilinan, Senator Guingona and Senator Osmena. All 4 have been seen as biased for the prosecution and towing the President’s wish for the impeachment of the Chief Justice. Drillon is often seen pursuing questions and conducting his own trial when the Prosecution team is stumped by former Justice Serafin Cuevas or the Presiding Judge.

The accusation leveled by the 4 Senators is a Publicity tactic to counter the huge negative impact caused by the purported use of fake documents by the prosecution team.

If there were to be a mistrial, the reasons would be simple:

1. A flawed verified complaint from the Congress that is full of general statements – where are the 45 properties?
2. Incompetent Prosecution Team – ill prepared for the trial.
3. The use of FAKE documents to pursue their case;
4. The clear bias of some Senator Judges.

A mistrial will only tend to favor the prosecution because they can then accuse the other Senators of being pro-Corona. An accusation of a mistrial would cover up for the use of the fake documents and the apparent lack of evidence for the impeachment proceedings to proceed.

On the other hand, a mistrial is largely unfavorable to the Defense or even the Chief Justice because doubt has already been cast on the integrity of not only Corona, but the Supreme Court itself. An analysis of the proceedings and statements of the prosecution will bear this out.

What Malacanang has ordered the prosecution to do is to go after Corona with promised explicit support from the Executive Department and its branches – and more importantly from the liberal party senators like Drillon, Osmena, Pangilinan and Guingona. This the prosecution heeded by using FAKE documents and undertaking a “fishing expedition” even if they knew very well that what they were doing was against the law.

Now how can we trust these so-called law makers when they themselves break the law. Guingona says he speaks for the people and that the people are angry! No, he does not speak for all Filipinos! And YES the people are angry for their waste of public funds to pursue their own agendas and their lack of concentration for the general welfare of the country! If Guingona had his way, Corona would have already been publicly lynched regardless of the law!

So, is there really a mistrial strategy? Maybe, but this would be the strategy of the Prosecution and their allied Senators because they believe they do not have the numbers in the Senate or do not have the constitution and law on their side. They are inflaming the public to go in the streets and take the law in their hands to remove Corona and force him to resign even when the defense has yet to present its case and evidence.

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