Jun Lozada's case: what's your take on it?
By semicolonp
@semicolonp (518)
Philippines
February 7, 2013 5:07am CST
Just saw the news report on TV Patrol about the case against Jun Lozada and realized I don't even know if anything has been decided with the whole ZTE scandal that was all over the news waybackwhen.
I feel like, if this has happened during a time when a conclusion has been reached with regards to the ZTE issue, that this case against Lozada wouldn't seem so much like a smear campaign in order to make people question his credibility. I don't recall if the defense found anything questionable about his testimonies and the proof he provided so this thing just doesn't agree with me. It also reminds me that whistle-blowers in our country has got it so rough since they're always the ones getting the short-end of the stick when it's actually their courage that made the truth be more visible.
I don't have an opinion on whether the case against him has merit or not. I feel like, regardless of whether he is guilty or not, the outcome of that case doesn't diminish how tight his evidence for the ZTE deal had been. And I feel like the ZTE case needs to be concluded before any case should be processed.
What's your take on it? And do you think anything will ever come out of the ZTE case?
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3 responses
@rsa101 (37933)
• Philippines
12 Feb 13
It is quite frustrating that it seems the tables are turned against him now. After risking his life to expose the anomaly in the ZTE deal it looks like someone is manipulating things so that he would be exposed to or his credibility would be destroyed before the ZTE case would even push through.
From what I know he is being accused of some other anomaly while he was working with the government. I think the only motive of this case is to put down his credibility so that his testimony on ZTE would not be accepted as credible anymore.
@jeanneyvonne (5501)
• Philippines
8 Feb 13
Just to be clear - is this case involving the ZTE deal or the case involving his brother? Because being a witness or a whistle blower for one case doesn't mean he has to be protected from prosecution of another case (I think this is the case but I'm no lawyer). If so, the man is walking on a very tight and skimpy rope. It' s up to his lawyers to present his case and make a deal for him if necessary.
As per the ZTE case, leave it to the courts and lawyers.
@xtedaxcvg (3189)
• Philippines
7 Feb 13
Justice delayed is justice denied and this has always been the case here in the Philippines. I agree that whistle-blowers have the most rough times when it comes to issues like these. It's like they've been thrown back into the shark pit without any means of protection when they go out and expose scandals like these. All I can say is "That's politics for you", it's all about business, and business is good for most politicians.
