“Mr. Trillanes ranted to the media yesterday that I ‘stole’ his amnesty application document. In effect, Mr. Trillanes maliciously branded me as a thief, which I’m not,” sabi ni Calida.
Nagbanta si Calida na kakasuhan siya ng kasong kriminal para sa libel na may danyos.
“Unless Mr. Trillanes expresses his sincere apology for calling me a thief, I shall be constrained to file a criminal case for libel plus damages against him,” ayon pa Calida.
Nauna nang kinuwestyon ni Trillanes ang militar at Department of National Defense (DND) bakit pinayagan si Calida na makuha ang dokumento kaugnay ng kanyang amnestiya.
“First, what is there to steal when Lt. Col. Thea Joan N. Andrade, Chief of the Discipline, Law and Order Division of the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel (J1) who is the custodian of the records issued a Certification that there is no available copy of Trillanes’ application for amnesty in the records,” sagot ni Calida.
“Second, I have never entered the offices of the J1 or the Personnel Division of the AFP at Camp Aguinaldo so how could I ‘steal’ documents kept there,” ayon pa kay Calida.