Senator Leila de Lima on Thursday said inmate Jaybee Sebastian, who had been accused as the one who pooled money inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) for her 2016 senatorial bid, is actually a government asset.
“Yes, that’s true,” De Lima said when asked by the media if Sebastian was indeed a government asset as claimed by Magdalo party-list Rep. Gary Alejano.
“The reason why I’m saying he’s an asset is to dispel yung mga maling haka-haka, insinuations that the reason why hindi muna siya sinama sa Bilibid 19 is because favored, protektado and lalo na yung insinuations na yan siya kumolekta ng pera [para] sa akin,” De Lima said at a press conference.
De Lima then dared the House committee investigating the alleged illegal drug operations inside the NBP to invite Sebastian to the probe.
“Let him address that. If he wants to testify, let him address that,” she said.
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