Ret. PCol. Espenido recants testimonies vs. ex-Sen. de Lima on illegal drug trade

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00:00Tired police colonel Jovi Espinido and former senator slash DOJ chief Leila de Lima showed up

00:05and faced each other as the latter listened to Espinido walk back his testimony accusing

00:10de Lima years ago of being a protector of illegal drug personalities. The highlight

00:15of today's ninth quad com hearing that would have easily been upstaged had star witness or

00:21resource person ex-president Rodrigo Duterte showed up as we hear more from our Melinda

00:27on the elephant not in the room today.

00:32Are you retracting all the testimonies that you gave against senator de Lima during that

00:40senate investigation? Yes your honor. In the ninth hearing of the house squad committee on

00:46former president Rodrigo Duterte's war on illegal drugs retired police colonel Jovi Espinido

00:52recanted his earlier testimonies against former senator Leila de Lima on illegal drugs.

00:58During the interpolation he confirmed alleged drug lord Gerwin Espinoza's statement

01:02regarding the supposed deliberate implication of de Lima in the illegal drug trade.

01:23Senator

01:30that's one of the reason your honor Mr. Espinido gave his statement earlier today in front of

01:36de Lima herself. For the first time de Lima also testified before the quad committee to which she

01:41shared all the information she gathered about the alleged reward system that started when Duterte

01:46was still the mayor of Davao city. According to a witness in the 2009 CHR investigation

01:54during the first period of the DDS from 1988 to 2000 the assassins were paid 15,000 for every

02:01victim 5,000 goes to the police handler and 10,000 to the assassins who at the time consisted of

02:10rebel returnees aside from the active duty policemen who were their handlers. MRRD sometimes

02:18personally gave out the kill orders and the reward money directly to the assassins themselves.

02:26Former president Rodrigo Duterte was supposed to personally respond to these accusations before the

02:31quad committee but he did not attend the hearing citing the invite was on short notice and feeling

02:37unwell. Some lawmakers expressed disappointment at the former president's absent with house deputy

02:42minority leader Franz Castro even requesting he be cited in contempt if he fails to attend the

02:48next hearing. The joint panel has not made a decision on this matter yet but they assured

02:53there is no special treatment for Duterte in the lower house. Are we giving special treatment

03:01to a witness just because he is the former president? I beg to disagree your honor

03:07that we are giving special treatment what I am saying and stating for the record that we

03:14extend the courtesy due to a former president.

03:19As of now, the quad com hearing is still ongoing and far from over.

03:30Melalee Suarez from the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines.

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