Senatorial bet Luke Espiritu lectures Roque and Gadon about Martial Law at the SMNI Debate

- Senatorial aspirant Luke Espiritu did not mince words when he rebutted the statements of Harry Roque and Gadon during the SMNI Debate

- The candidates were asked about the juvenile justice and welfare act where Gadon responded by taking a swipe at the Catholic Church

- Roque, on the other hand, defended Bongbong Marcos and said that the latter had no record of human rights violations

- With Roque, Espiritu said that he used to defend victims of the Martial Law era and now he's a senator under the slate of BBM and says "aleluya" and praising Marcos

Senatorial aspirant Luke Espiritu slammed the statements of both Harry Roque and Larry Gadon concerning Martial Law.

Gadon hit the Catholic Church and stated that the Church has been criticizing Martial Law.

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Epiritu, during his turn, then responded to Gadon's statement.

"Binuksan mo ang usapan, ‘wag mo ‘ko pagbawalan. I go for the record, Amnesty International, 3257 ang pinatay no’ng panahon ni Marcos. It’s my time ‘wag kang [Gadon] bastos. 35,000 ang tinorture, 70,000 ang kinulong. It’s a matter of record," said Espiritu.

On the part of Roque, the former presidential spokesperson said, "Kung anomang nangyari sa nakaraan, inisa-isa ko po ang records, wala pong kaso for human rights violations sa Amerika si Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Inisa-isa ko rin po ang mga kaso na decided ng ating Philippine Supreme Court, totoo po, co-administrator si Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos [Jr.] wala pong kaso na siya mismo ang nagnakaw."

To this Espiritu responded with, "“With all due respect to Atty. Harry Roque, I know your history. You were anti-Marcos before, you were for human rights before. You spent your life against the Marcoses, you worked for human rights. And now that you were given a Senate spot under the party of Bongbong Marcos, now you cry Hallelujah and praise Marcos."

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Harry Roque is a Filipino lawyer and politician. He is also a former law professor. He now serves as President Rodrigo Duterte's spokesperson.

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Source: KAMI.com.gh