Akala lusot na, pero hindi! VHONG, TAMEME SA RAPE CASE NA ISINAMPA NI DENIECE

ni Reggee Bonoan - @Sheet Matters! | August 3, 2022

Balik-korte si Vhong Navarro para ipagtanggol ang sarili dahil muling nabuhay ang kasong rape at acts of lasciviousness na isinampa sa kanya noong 2014 ni Deniece Cornejo.

Matatandaang naresolusyunan na ito ng Department of Justice (DOJ) noong Abril 30, 2018 at Hulyo 14, 2020 pero muling ipina-review ito ng modelo sa Court of Appeals (CA) at dito nakitang may probable cause ito.

Kaya iniutos ng Court of Appeals (CA) sa Taguig Prosecutor’s Office na ituloy ang kasong rape at acts of lasciviousness kay Vhong Navarro.

Base naman sa legal counsel ng It’s Showtime host na si Atty. Alma Mallonga ay hindi pa pinal ang desisyon ng CA at iaapela nila ito.

“The decision is not yet final as Vhong Navarro will ask the Court of Appeals to reconsider the same. He will exercise all the other rights and remedies that are available to him under the law,” pahayag ni Atty. Mallonga sa TV Patrol nitong Lunes nang gabi.

Sa 26-pahinang desisyon ng CA 14th Division noong July 21 (inilabas last July 31) ay inaprubahan ang petisyon for review na inihain ni Deniece at kinontra nito ang resolusyon ng Department of Justice (DOJ) na inilabas noong Abril 30, 2018 at Hulyo 14, 2020.

“Cornejo decries attempted rape on the night of January 22, 2014 while Navarro denies any wrongdoing. We reiterate once more that the preliminary investigation is not the proper venue on the respondent’s guilt or innocence.

“It was erroneous for the DOJ to deny Cornejo’s petition for review on the ground that her statements in the complaint-affidavits are inconsistent and incredible.

“In this regard, it bears to stress that the determination of probable cause does not depend on the validity or merits of a party’s accusation or defense or on the admissibility or veracity of testimonies presented.

“Ultimately, it falls upon the trial court to determine who between Navarro and Cornejo speaks the truth. Cornejo decries attempted rape on the night of January 22, 2014 while Navarro denies any wrongdoing on his part.

“We reiterate once more that the preliminary investigation is not the proper venue to rule on the respondent’s guilt or innocence.

“Finally, it must be borne in mind that the admissibility or inadmissibility of the parties’ evidence should be ventilated before the trial court during the trial proper and not in the preliminary investigation,” ayon sa desisyon ng CA na pirmado ni Associate Justice Florencio Mamauag, Jr. na sinang-ayunan nina Associate Justices Victoria Isabel Paredes at Mary Charlene Hernandez-Azura.

As of this writing, wala pa kaming natatanggap na official statement mula kay Vhong Navarro kaugnay ng kasong ito.

Sabagay, mas mabuti nang ayusin ang isyu sa loob ng korte kesa sa social media.