The anti-graft court allowed the motion of lawyer Rony Garay, counsel for another accused Janet Napoles, to temporarily call off the trial after the defense team was provided only with a laptop for examining the witnesses testifying online from La Union province.
State prosecutor Jennifer Agustin-Se objected to the postponement, arguing that the postponement would entail additional preparation for the prosecution. She said another set of witnesses from La Union will testify on the March 16 hearing. “Although the prosecution is ready to present the witnesses, it would not be fair for the defense if we will proceed with the trial today due to unavailability...due to a technical problem that is beyond everyone’s control. The court is inclined to postpone the hearing on another day requiring the witness to appear on the said day,” Fernandez said.