The testimony of Kerwin Espinosa needs corroboration and evidence because it is not solid.
Senator Panfilo Lacson said that the testimony of suspected Eastern Visayas drug lord Kerwin Espinosa is not that solid due to the lack of corroboration.
This was the comment of Lacson after the Senate hearing on Wednesday where Kerwin faces the senators on the death of his father, former Albuera, Leyte mayor Rolando Espinos.
“We need more corroboration because of denials and testimony ng iba, in the absence of any other corrobative (evidence) that would completely substantiate yung lahat ng ina-alleged sa kanyang affidavit so hindi pa ganun ka-solid. So let’s see,” Lacson said after the hearing.
According to Lacson, there is also a need to connect some loose ends on his testimony. For instance is how Espinosa came to know Ronnie Dayan, former security aide of Senator Leila de Lima.
“Yung aspeto lang on how he got to contact Dayan. Yun ang nakikita kong loose end dahil nga kung inadmit ni (Albuera police head Chief Insp. Jovie) Espenido na indeed he was the one who introduced Dayan to Kerwin, then tied up yung loose ends pero dahil nga may denial hindi pa rin establisado na how he was able to contact Dayan through whom. Papaano?” he said.
During the hearing, Espinosa said it was Espenido who called him through phone to talk to the former bodyguard of de Lima, but the police official denied it saying he does not know Dayan.
The senator added that the claims of Espinosa and Dayan on the money given to De Lima are not the same.
“We saw Dayan make his statement last night without hearing Espinosa, sinabi naman talaga niya na kinumpirma on several occasion, iyon lang year ang nagkakaiba, 2014, eto 2015,’” Lacson said.
“Kung ako ang imbestigador, I would like to find out kung ano ba talaga ang totoo. Kung objectively titignan mo, hindi talaga solid as it was presented by Kerwin,” he added.
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As of now, Lacson is not in favor of making Espinosa a state witness on the allegations against de Lima.