The main cast of characters: Defensor in an old photo, Lorredo reading the letter of Defensor, and Lozada.
Former presidential chief of staff Mike Defensor has withdrawn the perjury case he filed against whistleblower Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada, accusing the judge of bias.
“I write to respectfully inform you that I am no longer interested in pursuing the case,” Defensor said in a letter to Judge Jorge Emmanuel Lorredo, delivered to the court through his private counsel Reynold Munsayac.
Defensor said he was standing by his accusation that Lozada lied about events that transpired in connection with Lozada’s abduction just before he testified at the Senate on the NBN deal. But Defensor said, “I feel that I may not be able to obtain impartial justice from the “With all due respect, even a cursory reading of the orders issued by the Honorable Court would expose the Honorable Presiding Judge’s bias in favor of the accused,” Defensor said.
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