By Palace Press Officer Claire Castro on Wednesday said the words “scam” and “mastermind” should not be used in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte without concrete evidence and a final decision.
On Tuesday, impeachment court presiding officer Senator-Judge Francis Escudero ordered the two words used by the prosecution lawyer during her direct examination of Office of the Vice President Assistant Secretary Lemuel Ortonio stricken from the record.
“Ang salitang mastermind, definitely it’s a general term, maaari mong magamit. Pero kung ipapatungkol mo ito sa partikular na tao, hindi siya magandang gamitin, hindi siya magandang gamitin para maipahatid mo iyong mensahe mo doon sa taong inaakusahan mo,” she said.
