Bro. Eddie Villanueva condemns arrest of Jun Lozada
Bro. Eddie Villanueva, the spiritual director of the Jesus Is Lord Church, condemned the arrest of Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada over perjury charges. Jun Lozada was instrumental in exposing the NBN deal scam.
Bro. Eddie said arrest is “continuous harassment” of the government against Jun Lozada, the man who blew the whistle on the allegedly anomalous $329-million national broadband network (NBN) deal with Chinas ZTE Corp. that linked the First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo. Until now, the case has not been resolved inspite of marathon investigations done in the Philippine Senate and Congress.
“The continuous harassment of Lozada through threats and intimidation surely is the most accurate description of an administration that has twisted and mangled the administration of justice in this country,” Bro. Eddie said in a statement. He added: “This truly is a sad, sad day for justice and democracy in our already blighted land under a leadership that has rightfully earned the dubious honor of being the most hated and most corrupt in our history.”
The church leader who is a pastor-on-leave called on the people to join hands to support Mr. Jun Lozada in fighting for the truth at the high risk of his safety.
“Jun Lozada is a persecuted hero,” said Bro. Eddie who recently led the launch of a national renewal movement dubbed Bagong Pilipinas, Bagong Pilipino Movement.
A team from the Manila Police District arrested Lozada at the De la Salle Greenhills in San Juan City over perjury cases lodged by former presidential chief of staff Michael Defensor. Jun Lozada freely gave himself up to authorities with the assistance of lawyer Jose Manuel Diokno who arrived and made sure that the arresting process was followed according to law.
Bro. Eddie Villanueva later added that they are in full support of Lozada whom he described as “a leading advocate of truth, justice and righteousness. His heroism proves that a Filipino, in respect to himself and his country, will not relent in the midst of grating persecution as he stands up for truth and justice.”
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June 7th, 2009
Bro. Eddie is consistent with his stand about fighting graft and corruption in Arroyo administrator. Sad reality is, Jun Lozada’s NBN ZTE Deal Scam national issue is no longer popular.