Ignore ‘fishing expedition,’ defense asks impeachment court

Posted date: February 01, 2012 In: Local News | comment : 0

LAWYERS for impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona have asked the Senate to disregard a request from prosecutors to look into Corona’s account at PSBank that won P1 million in a raffle in 2008.

They said the PSBank account, and other bank records being requested, are part of a fishing expedition and are intended to prove ill-gotten wealth, a charge that the impeachment court has ruled it will ignore.

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