By Jelly Musico
MANILA, (PNA) -– Sen. Serge Osmena III on Wednesday expressed belief the reported resignation of Atty. Lorna Kapunan as counsel of Janet Lim Napoles in the illegal detention case would weaken Napoles’ defense.
This is in connection with the case filed against her by pork barrel scam whistle blower Benhur Luy.
”It’s not good when you are abandoned by your lawyer. That means that you’re not united in the strategy to be carried out and that’s probably the reason why Atty. Lorna Kapunan resigned,” Osmena said in media interview.
Osmena, however, clarified that he was just assuming that there is some disagreement in the strategy between Kapunan and Napoles, the alleged mastermind in the P10 billion priority development assistance fund (PDAF) scam.
”I am only guessing. You just told me that she resigned. I would assume that there is some disagreement in the strategy,” he said.
For his part, Senate President Franklin Drilon hesitated to comment on the report that Napoles did not only resign in the illegal detention case but as counsel in the plunder case against Napoles in the Office of the Ombudsman.
”Perhaps, I should not comment on that. We have no comment. That’s a private matter,” Drilon said.
The Senate blue ribbon committee is currently preparing for the November 7 Senate probe where Napoles has been subpoenaed to testify on the pork scam.
Napoles is currently detained at the Fort Sto. Domingo in Laguna for serious illegal detention case.