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Cassandra Ong runs to SC for right to remain silent. What does this mean?
Cassandra Li Ong, the authorized representative of a raided POGO firm in Porac, Pampanga, has filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking protection amid ongoing congressional probes into POGO-related crimes.
Ong is asking the Supreme Court to uphold her right to remain silent and her right against self-incrimination during the Senate and House of Representatives hearings.
Her legal counsel, Atty. Ferdinand Topacio, stated that they will attend the hearings out of respect for Congress but will invoke Ong's right to silence.
The petition specifically names Senators Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III, Risa Hontiveros, and Raffy Tulfo as respondents from the Senate side.
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