Republic of the Philippines - Campaign

APPELLANTS’ BRIEF
People of the Philippines vs. Fortuna, et. al.
S. C. G. R. No. 141660-64
Q: Let me call your attention to your testimony that one of
the men you saw walking to and fro near the guard
house pointed the gun at you, did you remember having
stated that?
A: Yes sir.
Q: And what did this man ordered you?
A: “Baba” sir.
Q: Was it “baba” to ask you to go down or “dapa”?
A: When he first shouted at me it was “baba”.
Q: So how many times he shouted at you?
A: Two times sir.
Q: The first time he shouted at you “baba”, what did you
do?
A: I did not go down sir.
Q: You did not obey?
A: No sir.
Q: Because you were not nervous and you were not scared?
A: Yes sir.
Q: When for the second time when he said “dapa”, what did
you do?
A: When he shouted at me “dapa” his companions faced me
because of his loud voice.
Q: Whom do you mean companions?
A: The one that was at the right rear side, another one at the
left rear side and another one was at the right front side.
Q: So that’s all?
A: No sir there was another one, one of the 2 men who were
earlier walking to and fro who was at the corner also
faced me and pointed the gun at me.
[…]
Q: Alright, that man who was shouting “dapa” to you, was
he not pointing a gun at you?
A: It was pointed at me sir.
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