Abogado ni Herbert Bautista, nag-react sa hatol na guilty ng Sandiganbayan

- The counsel of Herbert Bautista has released a statement following an adverse decision of the Sandiganbayan

- Divina Law, Bautista's counsel, expressed their sadness over the decision

- They also stated that they maintain his innocence and noted that the act did not constitute the offense charged

- They also asserted that Bautista did not financially benefit from the questioned transaction in the graft case

Divina Law, the counsel of former Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista, released a statement following an adverse decision issued by the Sandiganbayan on the graft case filed against their client.

The statement was shared by ABS-CBN News. Bautista's counsel maintained his innocence.

"We are deeply saddened by the decision of the Sandiganbayan Seventh Division against former Quezon City Mayor Herbert Constantine M. Bautista. We maintain his innocence and assert that no act constituting the offense was committed. Notably, the vote was split 2-1, highlighting reasonable doubt.

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Evidence presented in the trial confirmed the project was delivered and received by Quezon City Government, with payment made by the succeeding administration. Mayor Bautista did not financially benefit from the project, and no harm or injury was incurred by the city or its people.

We will file a motion for reconsideration, hopeful that a thorough review of the evidence will affirm his innocence."

News, photos or videos that arouse the interest of netizens would often go viral on social media, due to the attention netizens give them. These viral posts appeal to the emotions of netizens, and in rare cases, such could also happen to ordinary people, making them very relatable to almost everyone.

In a previous report by KAMI, on Christmas day, a family of four was found dead inside their lakeside home in Wakefield, New Hampshire, CBS News Boston reported. According to a report by the Daily Mail UK, the family was victimized by a "silent killer" - carbon monoxide. As it turned out, the propane heating system at the lakefront house malfunctioned, prompting the entire family to be poisoned as they slept that night. Currently, investigators don't know yet as to why it happened; also, there were no carbon monoxide alarms found in the home.

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In another viral local report, a businessman kidnapped in Quezon City was found dead in San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan. In an interview with 24-Oras, one of the suspects admitted the victim was strangled and had a cellophane wrapped around his face. Afterwards, the killed businessman was put inside a water drum, and buried in San Jose Del Monte. It's the same kidnap-slay crime committed against Ruby Rose Barrameda in 2007 and as it turned out, the alleged mastermind behind the two crimes was believed to be the same person.

Source: KAMI.com.gh