Manila, July 20 -- House prosecutor Chel Diokno of Akbayan Party-list on Monday rejected claims that the prosecution's request for bank, tax and Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) records amounted to a "fishing expedition," telling the Senate impeachment court that the subpoenas were grounded on evidence already presented during the House inquiry into Vice President Sara Duterte.

During oral arguments, Diokno said the Articles of Impeachment already alleged the ultimate facts supporting the charge of unexplained wealth, while the succeeding pages detailed the evidentiary facts underlying those allegations.

"Malayo po ang fishing expedition sa ginagawa ng prosecution dito po (what the prosecution is doing here is far from a fishing ex...