Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — Impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona asked the Sandiganbayan to remove his bank documents from the records of a forfeiture case he is facing.
In a motion filed at the anti-graft court on Wednesday (February 10), Corona alleged the bank documents were illegally obtained.
He said the documents are inadmissible evidence as these were obtained in violation of bank secrecy or confidentiality laws.
The Sandiganbayan previously allowed state prosecutors to summon bank executives to testify on Corona’s bank accounts.
State prosecutors obtained Corona’s peso and dollar account records from several banks including a certification showing year-end balances from 2002 to 2011.
The prosecution then asked the Sandiganbayan to summon bank executives to produce more documents and to discuss them.
They will be asked to verify the authenticity of Corona’s bank records previously submitted to the Ombudsman and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).
Corona is now asking the court to take back the subpoena it issued for the bank executives. The documents show millions deposited in Corona’s bank accounts.
The Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, convicted Corona for misdeclarations in his Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net worth. Corona and his wife, Cristina, now face a P130.6 million forfeiture case before the second division.
