Atty. Lorna Kapunan on Deniece Cornejo Case: 'Wag naman natin babuyin ang batas'

Atty. Lorna Kapunan was interviewed on Buzz ng Bayan aired Sunday (March 2) to enlighten the audience about the Deniece Cornejo's revelation of being raped by Vhong Navarro twice.

"Hindi ka pwedeng magpalit-palit ng storya. Ang huwes, ang judge ay hindi na maniniwaa sa iyo unless may reasonable explanation kung bakit nagpalit ng storya, kagaya ng traumatized o selective memory. Wag naman natin babuyin ang batas, kasi ang kailangan lang malaman ng tao kung ano yung totoo at yung dapat parusahan ay parusahan na," said Atty. Kapunan.

Meanwhile, Vhong Navarro's lawyer, Atty. Alma Mallonga lambasted the camp of Deniece Cornejo for the sudden change of their statement. She said that Deniece lied and committed perjury. (Also read: Vhong Navarro's Lawyer to Roxanne Cabanero's Camp: 'Hindi ako tanga. Ano 'to, lokohan?')

Watch the special report of Buzz ng Bayan on Vhong-Deniece case aired March 2 below:

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Atty. Lorna Kapunan Withdraw as Napoles Lawyer due to Death Threats

Atty. Lorna Kapunan shares with Anthony Taberna that receiving numerous death threats urged her to beg off as Janet Lim Napoles’ legal counsel for her illegal detention case.

“They thought I can convince the client to speak out the truth. The others were afraid of what she might be able to expose. So if they can’t threaten the client, they threaten the lawyer,” Kapunan said in her interview in “Tapatan Ni Tunying” airing this Thursday (Nov 21).

Aside from alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Napoles’ case, Kapunan also handled several controversial cases including those that involved celebrities like Rhian Ramos, James Yap and Hayden Kho.

Tunying also goes face-to-face with another prominent criminal lawyer, Atty. Ferdinand Topacio. Despite his long list of clients that includes showbiz personalities, politicians, and public interest groups, Topacio reveals that his ultimate dream is to become President Noynoy Aquino’s legal counsel.

“At the end of President Aquino’s term, he’ll be facing lots of legal woes. If he’ll trust me, I will certainly defend him though I am one of his critics,” Topacio said.

Topacio also recounts the Dacer-Corbito double murder case which he considers as the most dangerous case he handled in his entire career.

“I received flowers for burial in the house twice. That was the only time I hired bodyguards since my mother had been worrying and crying because of those threats,” said Topacio, who used to be the legal counsel of Col. Cezar Mancao II, the principal witness  against Sen. Panfilo Lacson in the said case.

Aside from their dangerous lives as criminal lawyers, Kapunan and Topacio also talk about their fulfilling personal lives as parents.

Meanwhile, “Tapatan Ni Tunying” director Jet Leyco recently bagged the Best Picture award from the recently held Cinema One Originals Digital Film Festival for his film “Bukas Na Lang Sapagka’t Gabi Na.”

Don’t miss “Tapatan ni Tunying” this Thursday at 4:45 PM on ABSCBN Kapamilya Gold. For updates follow @TNTunying on  Twitter or like www.facebook.com/TNTunying.

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