Katrina Halili's legal counsel says audio clip of meeting at Dra. Vicki Belo's house is " a grand scheme" to ruin his client

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Sunday, July 19, 2009 @ 11:33PM  |  114 views

 

"Nasa bandang dulo po ng audio clip. Nandiyan ang mga taong alam na ang katotohanan, pero pinagtakpan pa rin nila. May mga paglabag dito sa lawyer's oath... Ayaw ko pong magsalita, pero malinaw dito na noong aminin nung isa na ito nga ang mga may kopya ng sex video, e, talagang sinabi ng abogado na, 'Huwag natin sasabihin 'yan,' e, ibig sabihin dissemination 'yan. Napakasakit, di ba, na pagdating sa publiko iba yung hinaharap nila, and yet ito na pala ang katotohanan," says Atty. Raymund Palad (in photo), Katrina Halili's legal counsel, about the audio recording of the meeting that happened on May 21, 2009 at Dra. Belo's house.

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In a segment of Startalk last Saturday, July 18, Katrina Halili's lawyer Atty. Raymund Palad showed a compact disc containing what he said was a recorded conversation between Dr. Vicki Belo, Lolit Solis, Hayden Kho and his mother Irene Kho, Hayden's legal counsel Atty. Lorna Kapunan, and PR man Reli German. Palad said the meeting took place last May 21, 2009 at Vicki's residence.

"Malaking sabwatan na well-funded," was Atty. Palad's first salvo when Startalk asked his opinion on the recording. "Samantalang kami, hindi naman ganoon. Marami sila, may pera, yet pinagtulung-tulungan pa nila ang nag-iisang biktima [referring to his client, Katrina].

"Makikita din dito ang grand design kung paano ididiin ang iba pang partido—like si Erik Chua, si Bistek Rosario—ang planong na sila ituro. Marami ang nadamay na ibang tao na hindi sa amin galing. Magiging kahiya-hiya naman kami kung hindi namin ilalabas ito samantalang ang Prosecutor's Office, e, mayroon."

CODE NAME "ANGELS AND DEMONS." Tearing down Katrina's reputation, according to Atty. Palad, had its own code name. Labeled as "Angels and Demons," the alleged operation focused on bringing Katrina down.

The following excerpt from the audio clip was played on Startalk to supposedly shed light on this "scheme":

Lolit: Ipa-plot natin yung sa write-up. Madali na 'yan pagka medyo nag-subside na yung euphoria nila, ni Katrina, ano na 'yan, magkakaroon na 'yan ng openings sa questions, di ba? Why? Bakit? Hindi naman ganoong kalinis na babae si Katrina, ganyan. Ganyan.

For Atty. Palad, it was an obvious scheme.

"Kita n'yo na ang plano," he said, "kung paano sisirain si Katrina, kung paano haharap sa media si Dr. Hayden Kho, kung paano malulungkot ang mukha, kung kailan magsasalita si Irene Kho, kung sino una nilang pagbibintangan sa pagkalat ng sex video."

AUDIO CLIP WILL BE USED AS EVIDENCE. The recorded clip also mentioned extortion, with Hayden being heard as the one who initiated the subject:

Hayden: Yung extortion nangyari nung May 16.

Belo: No, do you have a text on him?

Hayden: No, never siyang nag-text, tawag lang.

Belo: Yun yung nag extort ng 4M?

This audio clip, according to Atty. Palad, would be used as evidence to help him find out who exactly is behind the uploading of the sex video.

"May mga admissions kung ilan sex videos ang binigyan ni Erik Chua," said Atty. Palad. "Nasa bandang dulo po ng audio clip. Nandiyan ang mga taong alam na ang katotohanan, pero pinagtakpan pa rin nila. May mga paglabag dito sa lawyer's oath... Ayaw ko pong magsalita, pero malinaw dito na noong aminin nung isa na ito nga ang mga may kopya ng sex video, e, talagang sinabi ng abogado na, 'Huwag natin sasabihin 'yan,' e, ibig sabihin dissemination 'yan. Napakasakit, di ba, na pagdating sa publiko iba yung hinaharap nila, and yet ito na pala ang katotohanan."

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