MANILA, Philippines—Lauro Vizconde and his lawyer on Monday said they were ready to be sanctioned by the Supreme Court for refusing to name the justice they claimed told them of the alleged lobbying of Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio among his colleagues to acquit Hubert Webb and his companions in the Vizconde massacre.
"We are throwing ourselves at the mercy of the Supreme Court. If we will be jailed, so be it," Ferdinand Topacio, Vizconde's counsel, said in a press conference in Manila.
Topacio said Vizconde did not want to compromise his source, a Supreme Court justice, as this person was "sincere" and acted in good faith when this person tipped them off on Carpio's alleged influence-peddling among his colleagues.
"Nagmamalasakit na nga, ipapahamak mo pa (The source was being kind, we cannot desert him/her)," Topacio said.
Vizconde said he has not spoken to his source since September last year.
Topacio and Vizconde are set to file their reply to a Supreme Court directive ordering them to name their source.
No comments:
Post a Comment