Lacson backs heavier penalties for lying witnesses 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Mario CasayuranSenator Panfilo M. Lacson pressed Congress on Wednesday to pass a stronger law that would impose heavier penalties on lying witnesses – including public officials and employees who might be behind them. These are aside from the harassment Lacson personally experienced due to the claims of lying witnesses such as Angelo “Ador” Mawanay in the early 2000s. With a penalty that light, we can expect lying witnesses not only in Senate hearings but even before the courts,” Lacson noted. In 2019, Lacson refiled a bill seeking heavier penalties against lying witnesses.

Source: Manila Bulletin January 16, 2020 00:11 UTC