Misuari’s lawyer Ely Pamatong told dzMM radio the government was bent on trying "to destroy Governor Misuari" when prosecutors started portraying him as a partner of Andang.
Just like ousted President Joseph Estrada, Misuari has lost trust in the judicial system and will let go of his defense team as soon as his trial for rebellion starts in a newly built courthouse near his bungalow prison at Fort Sto. Domingo in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, Pamatong said.
"By making Misuari a cohort of Commander Robot, his trial has become an instrument of destruction rather than justice," Pamatong averred.
"If former President Joseph Estrada lost confidence in the judicial system, there will be more reason for (Misuari) not to participate in the proceedings," he said.
Pamatong said Misuari loyalists in the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) also want their leader to boycott the trial which runs counter to their objective of an independent state in Mindanao.
"(Misuari) will boycott (the court proceedings) 99.9 percent," he said. – Perseus Echeminad