The Corona Impeachment Trial: Corona agrees to release

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Karen Jimeno, one of Corona’s lawyers, later told reporters that Corona had agreed to furnish the impeachment court copies of his SALN while Vidal was being questioned by the senators. This was confirmed by Supreme Court spokesperson Midas Marquez in a news briefing.

“Article 2 alleged that the Chief Justice failed to file his SALN. If we could prove that he had filed his SALN through all the years, then this may boost our case,” Jimeno said in a news briefing during a break in the trial.

Tranquil Salvador III, another defense lawyer, said Corona informed his counsels that it was “OK” to give the Senate a copy of his SALN while Vidal was on the witness stand.

But Salvador said that even though the Chief Justice had given his go ahead to release the documents, it did not mean that Vidal would be spared from possible administrative sanctions from the 15-member high tribunal.

“He was speaking only for himself … the judiciary is an institution, not just the Chief Justice,” he added.

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