This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.The court says the witnesses' testimonies were not enough to establish a drug trading conspiracy involving De Lima and her fellow accusedThese were the words of Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court Branch 206 Presiding Judge Gener Gito – not reading from his ruling – but a candid remark in open court on Monday, June 24, as his courtroom erupted with claps and cheers.
After “meticulously” analyzing the testimonies of prosecution witnesses, the court said it concluded that the statements were not enough to establish that there was conspiracy among the accused to commit illegal drug trading and that they in fact committed illegal drug trading. The court said all the testimonies of the nine witnesses did not prove the conspiracy.
“Colanggo’s testimony cannot be used to prove the truth of Sebastian’s statement. While it may be admitted proving the fact that it was uttered or stated by Sebastian, the admission will only be limited to the fact that it was stated or spoken, but not to prove the truth of the matter asserted by the statement,” the court said.