Published May 26, 2021, 4:23 PM Sandiganbayan The Sandiganbayan has denied anew the plea for former Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile to have the testimonies of the witnesses against him in his plunder and graft cases be presented orally in open court during a hearing. Enrile argued that his constitutional right to confrontation will be “impaired” with the use of judicial affidavits against his will, and he stressed that “where the rules allow him to decide on specific methods to be employed in his trial, such decision must be respected, not negated.” Specifically, Enrile wanted to “require the prosecution to present the direct testimonies of their witnesses, including that of Atty. Ryan P. Medrano’s, in oral form and in open court.”