Atty. Raymond Fortun the hired legal spokesman of businessman Cedric Lee has executed resignation letter from being the media contact person.

Atty. Raymond Fortun’s letter addressed to Cedric Lee with a furnished copy to “Buzz Ng Bayan” is containing the intent of resignation from being a hired media spokesman and the letter’s effectivity is immediate citing two major reasons that he has decided to quit as Cedric’s spokesman.

The first reason cited by Atty. Fortun in his resignation letter he mentioned saying: “I had been engaged as your spokesman with the objective of being the media’s contact person in all legal as well as factual issues as may be consistent with the thrust of your legal counsels. In this regard, I had faithfully complied with this mandate for the past 12 days, even at peril to my own reputation as a lawyer. Together with this mandate was an agreement that no statements shall by anybody from your group without the consent/approval of your counsels and/or spokesman. This has been breached last night,” he wrote.

The “Buzz Ng Bayan” lead host Boy Abunda commented that the first reason of Atty. Fortun cited to his letter of resignation was referring to Deniece Cornejo’s recent statement regarding the elevator kissing scene with businessman Cedric Lee that was appeared in the CCTV footage released by the NBI earlier, with that issue, the 22-year-old model/stylists Deniece Cornejo commented that there was no malice in the kissing scene that appeared in the new CCTV footage in which Cedric Lee was kissing her. According to the explanation of host Boy Abunda, the gesture of Deniece who did not responded the kiss of Lee was just a sign of gratitude because he helped her after Vhong Navarro’s allegedly tried to rape her.

The second reason in the resignation letter of Atty. Fortun was citing the issue about the country’s unpreparedness “to temper their emotions in light of your Constitutional rights to due process, to counsel of your choice, to present a valid and lawful defense, and to confront your accusers in the proper legal settings.”

“The past several days had made me realize that this country is NOT YET READY to accept these legal concepts, to which I squarely lay the blame on inaccurate reportage and the unprofessional actions of certain law enforcement agencies,” he wrote in the letter.

Atty. Raymond Fortun indicated in his letter that his resignation is effective immediately and at the end he wishes Cedric Lee the best in his case.

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Read here below the full content of Atty. Fortun’ resignation letter:

Dear Cedric,

I had been engaged as your spokesman with the objective of being the media’s contact person in all legal as well as factual issues as may be consistent with the thrust of your legal counsels. In this regard, I had faithfully complied with this mandate for the past 12 days, even at peril to my own reputation as a lawyer.

Together with this mandate was an agreement that no statements shall by anybody from your group without the consent/approval of your counsels and/or spokesman. This has been breached last night.

My personal desire to help you notwithstanding the adverse publicity that you have been receiving is precisely to educate the public on the need to temper their emotions in light of your Constitutional rights to due process, to counsel of your choice, to present a valid and lawful defense, and to confront your accusers in the proper legal setting.

The past several days had made me realize that this country is NOT YET READY to accept these legal concepts, to which I squarely lay the blame on inaccurate reportage and the unprofessional actions of certain law enforcement agencies. That being the case and for the earlier reason mentioned, and in light of my inability to perform the functions for which I was hired, I regret that I must resign as your spokesman effective immediately.

Nonetheless, and in light of the lessons I have learned during my short stint as your spokesman, I will henceforth be devoting some of my time to: (i) ask congressmen to enact legislation so that ALL PERSONS who MAY be facing criminal prosecution be duly informed of their rights (e.g. to remain silent, to the presence of a lawyer etc.) before they are interviewed by TV networks.

People accused of crimes also have rights which need to be protected against media frenzy and unfair pre-judgments; and (ii) ask the Supreme Court to resolve the issues in respect of the Constitutionality of the Anti-Cybercrime Law, in order to address the matter of cyber-libels against Filipino citizens. People do have the right to express their opinions about issues, but such freedom does not grant a license to bully, hurl invectives or otherwise destroy one’s reputation without factual basis.

I wish you all the best in your case, and may justice prevail.

Very truly yours,

Raymond Fortun

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