Convicted kidnapper Jaybee Sebastian has been granted immunity from suit as he revealed more information about the alleged drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in the continuation of the inquiry by the House Committee on Justice on Monday, October 10.
During the hearing, Sebastian denied being a government asset as claimed by Senator Leila De Lima.
Sebastian also squealed drug money was used to fund the senatorial campaign of then Justice Secretary De Lima, but he denied he ordered the collection of the said campaign money.
He said he gave approximately P10 million, P2 million of which he personally delivered to De Lima and P4 million through her former security aide Joenel Sanchez.
Sebastian added that he met De Lima seven to eight times. Sandra Cam, who was also at he hearing, claimed the two had met more than eight times.
Sebastian also denied being a powerful inmate in Bilibid, pinning instead convicted robber-murderer Herbert Colanggo as the one with greater influence. He admitted that he and Colanggo were once close friends.
In addition, he also testified about the shabu trade proliferation, which funded the refurbishment of cells and purchase of firearms in the NBP.
Due to injuries he sustained in Bilibid 14 on September 28, Sebastian failed to appear at the previous hearing.
De Lima had repeatedly denied allegations that she benefited from drug trade inside the Bilibid.
Source / Image: Manila Bulletin
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