TOP STORY: A Las Piñas court acquitted Juanito Jose Remulla III of an illegal drug possession charge on Friday, January 6, less than three months after a case was filed against him.
Remulla’s acquittal was also confirmed to Rappler by one of his legal counsels, former Quezon City lawmaker Kit Belmonte.
One of Remulla’s lawyers, Pearlito Campanilla, said the court had acquitted his client because it was found that he was not the alleged importer of kush or high-grade marijuana. Remulla’s sonin October 2022 after authorities seized two packets believed to be kush amounting to P1.3 million. Campanilla added that the name or identification in the shipping form of the box used the wrong name. The identification stated “Jose Juanito Remulla,” instead of Juanito Jose Remulla III.Actually ‘yong ID mali pa nga ‘yong pangalan no’ng ID doon sa shipping form. Ang ID is Jose Juanito Remulla, ‘yong ID niya, Juanito Jose Remulla IIIRemulla’s lawyer added that the court also raised issues about his client’s chain of custody.
The lawyer was citing a Supreme Court order issued in 2017, which he said provided a 75-day trial period.Hindi namin na-consume ang 75 days kasi isang witness lang ho ang na-present namin. This is not a court of public opinion. Mayroon ho tayong ligal na sistema na kapag kayo ay naakusahan, lilitisin kayo, magpipresenta ng ebidensya, magpipresenta ng testigo at huhusgahanfor alleged importation of illegal drugs and violation of customs law pending before the Pasay City prosecutor’s office.
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