Former Department of Agriculture [DA] Secretary Luis “Cito” Lorenzo has questioned an order of the Sandiganbayan’s Second Division for state lawyers to show additional proof to beef up a plunder case against him, as well as his then Undersecretary Jocelyn “Joc-Joc” Bolante in connection with the P700-million fertilizer fund scam.

Lorenzo said the prosecution can only be given five days to do so in case the court doubts the existence of probable cause but he argued that the court was not in doubt when it “unequivocally” and “categorically” found that government lawyers failed to establish probable cause.

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