Businessman Cedric Lee insisted that there was a lack of elements to prove that he must face reclusion due to their actions against television host Vhong Navarro in 2014.
In an interview, Lee said that the television host also harmed some of his colleagues who fetched Navarro from Deniece Cornejo’s condo.
“Kung wala ‘yung mga elements, hindi talata pasok ‘yon,” said Cedric. “The most, ‘yung nagkasakitan lang, ‘di ba? Pumalag din naman siya [Vhong] so nagkasakitan lang,”
According to him, no one should be put behind bars due to simple commotion.
However, Navarro’s camp said that the television host was helpless when he was captured by Lee’s group.
The reports indicated that Navarro was tied up and blindfolded by Lee’s men and even demanded money from the television host.
Lee said they would likely appeal the decision before the Court of Appeals to prove that the businessman was innocent.
The businessman was already transferred to Muntinlupa to serve his sentence which was up to 40 years.
Meanwhile, Vhong has yet to release an official statement on the decision of the court against Lee and Cornejo.