A total of 30 witnesses including a former officer-in-charge of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), will appear to testify against the alleged involvement of Senator De lima in the illegal drugs trade at the New Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa.
One of the resource persons is former BuCor OIC Rafael Z. Ragos, who was appointed by then-Justice Secretary De Lima from 2012-2013, according to Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II.
”Si OIC Raffy Ragos na naging bureau director yan noong panahon ni Secretary de Lima magtetestify siya sa several instances na nagdeliver sya ng P5 million sa bahay ni Secretary de Lima, mismong si Secretary de Lima ang nakareceive at may kasama po yan another NBI agent kaya dalawa sila tetestigo at magpapatunay na si Secretary de lima ay tumanggap ng P5 million on two deliveries,” Aguirre told reporters during the press conference held at the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Manila.
Aguirre also said high-profile inmates set to testify are convicted robber and drug dealer Herbert "Ampang" Colangco and kidnapper Noel Martinez, head of the Genuine Ilocano group. The two belongs to NBP's Maximum Security Compound.
Aguirre said the witnesses will give details on how they collected money from the illegal drug trade in the NBP and how they forwarded the money to de Lima, who then used it in her senatorial bid. He said that DoJ fully supports Duterte’s war on drugs.
To find out the truth, the DOJ will actively participate and will fully cooperate in the investigation on the proliferation of illegal drugs and other prohibited items in the National Bilibid Prisons, he said.
Source: GMA
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