Y4 lawyers: Reports on CA’s supposed affirmation of arrest warrants vs Y4 ‘fake news’
The legal counsel of four Yanson Siblings (Y4), the family that owns the big bus companies in the country, has belied reports that the Court of Appeals (CA) supposedly “affirmed” the arrest warrants against the Y4--Roy, Emily, and Ricardo Yanson Jr, and Ma. Lourdes Celina Yanson-Lopez, referring to the June 21, 2023 resolution of the 19th Division of the CA-Cebu City.
In a statement, Y4’s lawyers Philip Sigfrid Fortun and Shiela Sison said the reports that came out on national and local media are misleading and inaccurate.
“Nonetheless, if only to correct the misimpression and disinformation that these reports had caused to the public and prevent any further damage to the interests and reputation of our clients, we deem it necessary to clarify the facts as they actually are,” the legal counsel said.
Y4’s legal counsel clarified that the June 21, 2023 resolution of CA-Cebu has decided the petition filed by the Y4, where it stood by and affirmed its earlier decision dated September 14, 2022, nullifying the arrest warrants issued by the RTC against the Y4.
The CA-Cebu denied both parties’ motions for partial reconsideration including the respondent’s request to reverse the court’s decision nullifying the arrest warrants against the Y4.
“In fact, in said resolution, the CA-Cebu rejected the arguments and contentions of the respondents stating that the court ‘can never agree that a finding of probable cause to issue warrants for petitioners’ arrest can be premised simply upon the following statement: Acting on the motion of private complainant, let warrant of arrest issue against the accused,” the statement added.
Y4’s legal counsel has reiterated its call on media organizations that published the supposed misleading and inaccurate news to rectify their reports.
“It is thus misleading to the report that the CA had affirmed the arrest warrants against our clients. We are certain that our journalists and mediamen are aware that inaccurate and false reports lead to disinformation of the public and tend to sway the public opinion, and worse, degrade the orderly administration of justice,” the legal counsel said.
“These sub judice statements containing false and information prejudicial to our clients or to parties in pending court proceedings, in general, do not aid and only hamper the administration of justice. It also is fake news,” they added. (NMDS Staff)
