Police Colonel Jovie Espenido admits during the House QuadComm hearing that he did not know former Senator Leila de Lima and Kerwin Espinosa before facing them in the 2016 Senate investigation.
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00:00Have you known Senator de Lima before the Senate investigation? Yes or no?
00:08Drugs?
00:10Yes or no?
00:14No, Your Honor.
00:16Before the Senate investigation, have you known Kerwin Espinosa? Yes or no?
00:22Yes, Your Honor.
00:24How?
00:26That he is involved in illegal drugs together with his father.
00:31But in relation to the alleged transaction with Senator Laila de Lima, have you known Kerwin Espinosa before the Senate investigation?
00:42I don't know, Your Honor.
00:44Yes or no?
00:46No, Your Honor.
00:48Before the Senate investigation, Colonel Espinido, in relation to the alleged involvement of Senator de Lima, have you known Ronnie Dian?
00:57No, Your Honor.
00:59There's also a testimony coming from Kerwin Espinosa that you and him were instructed to talk with each other to make sure that your testimonies against Senator de Lima is consistent.
01:15Do you confirm this? Yes or no?
01:19I confirm, Your Honor.
01:22With your answers to my questions, Colonel Espinido, this afternoon, are you retracting all the testimonies that you gave against Senator de Lima during that Senate investigation?
01:36Yes, Your Honor.
01:37Thank you, Mr. Chair.