AN INMATE and a state intelligence agent will testify in the House probe on the proliferation of illegal drugs in the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) next week, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said Tuesday.
Aguirre said the two witnesses would testify in connection with the December 2014 raid in the NBP where 19 high profile inmates were isolated and transferred to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
The Justice Secretary revealed that he had received a report from these "sources" Monday night, which disclosed that some P298.4 million seized from the raid on December 15, 2014 were unaccounted.
The witnesses claimed that more than P300 million cash were confiscated during the raid but the Bureau of Corrections (Bucor) declared only P1.6 million.
"December 15, 2014 nagkaron ng galugad, nakareport sa dyaryo P1.6 million ang nakuhang pera pero sabi ng mga testigo they were able to get more than P300 million pero ang dineclare lang nila P1.6 million," Aguirre said.
He said that these witnesses were present during the raid in the maximum security compound where reportedly P1.6 million cash, inflatable sex dolls, shabu, and expensive prohibited items such as Rolex watches and television sets were seized.
Also discovered in the raid were the luxury villas or kubols, which house the richest and most influential drug convicts inside the Bilibid.
When asked whether these witnesses have already executed their affidavits, Aguirre said, "Hindi pa nadedetalye. Wala pang affidavit pero meron nang report."
Aside from the two, Aguirre also said that Joenel Sanchez, the former security aide of de Lima, will also testify before the House committee on justice to substantiate the alleged illicit affair of de Lima and her former driver and bodyguard, Ronnie Dayan.
Aguirre said former Bucor chief Franklin Bucayu has sent "feelers" to him but has not confirmed yet if he will attend the next hearing on October 5.
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