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MANILA, Philippines — Counsel for the prosecution Amando Virgil Ligutan has countered the defense panel’s criticism of his Facebook post about misleading questions not being allowed even during cross-examination, noting that the statement was not issued for them, but for law students and the general public.
In his counter-manifestation on Wednesday, at the start of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, Ligutan said nothing in his post was personal, noting that he intended to clarify to the public that misleading questions are not allowed.
Last August 12, Ligutan made a post stating that a “principle all lawyers and law students know by heart” is that “misleading questions are not allowed even on cross-examination” — which led counsel for the defense Sheila Sison to claim was an attack on counsel for respondent Kristine Ferrer — particularly the exchange between Ferrer and private prosecutor Atty. Lorna Kapunan.
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