‘Trial outside courtroom now faster than trial inside’

SENATOR-JUDGE Gregorio Honasan has asked the spokesmen of all the parties involved in the impeachment trial to “moderate their public pronouncements and statements” because of concerns that the some are already engaged in trial by publicity.

Honasan said that while the impeachment court does not want to restrict the flow of information to the public, the two opposing sides have already been discussing the merits of the case in public.

“The trial outside the courtroom is already proceeding faster than inside the courtroom,” Honasan said. “It should be the other way around.”

“The verdicts are already being rendered in the hearts and minds of our people,” Honasan cautioned.