Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said today na maglalabas sya ng "verifiable evidence" na magkukumpirma sa testimonya sa Senado ng self-confessed hitman na si Edgar Matobato laban kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.
Nang usisain ng media na isiwalat ang sinasabi nyang specific findings na magco-corroborate sa testimonya ni Matobato, tumangging ilabas ni Trillanes ito. Pero sinabi ni Trillanes na pag inilabas na nya ang mga ebidensya, mag iiba na ang tingin ng tao kay Matobato dahil sa pag-iimbestiga nila, ito ay nagsasabi ng totoo:
"Definitely, people will see Mr. Matobato in a new light. Instead of trying to punch holes in his testimony, we did the investigative work of checking his claims and we found out that these were true," sabi ni Trillanes.
Sinabi din ni Trillanes na ang mga sinabi ni Matobato sa Senado, ay "consistent", taliwas sa sinasabi ng kapwa senator na si Alan Peter Cayetano, at kaya lang daw nagkamali si Matobato ay dahil sa mahinang memorya nito, dagdag, pa nya, walang taong may perpektong memorya at hindi masyadong nakakaintindi ng Tagalog at hindi nakapagtapos ng pag-aaral:
"Senator Cayetano is only saying that he (Matobato) changed his statement but if you look at the transcript of the Senate, he (Matobato) has been consistent with the major revelations," Trillanes said, adding that no human being has perfect memory.
Trillanes added that his colleagues in the Senate should consider the condition of Matobato since he has difficulty speaking in Filipino and was not able to finish school.