time for evicience ILOILO City Rep, Geronino ftefias bas been given more time by the Sandigan- bayan to pres€nt additional evidence to prove his innocence in connection with &e graft case filed against him over the grant of P500,000 to a local media group when he was still mayor of the locality. The anti-graft cout's Seventh Division granted the motion to withdraw dernuner to evidence ofTrenas. 'Accordinglv" the ends of justice and faimess would be best served if the ac- cused Trefias will be given ttre fulloppor- emity !o threshed out the real issues in a full-blown trial," the Sandiganbayan said in is May 27 resolution. The case stemmed Som an alleged re- lease of F500,000 io the Iloilo Press Club as assistance in the constnrction of its building in 2003" \ ' Trefias said the money acfirally came from the pork barrel or PrioriQ- Devel- oplnent Ansistance Fund of Senator Lo- ren Legarda, who he said seiectpd the beneficiary, A motion for demuner 0o evidence is an accused's plea to court tg dismiss the Base oufright with the evidense on hand. Ifttratmotion were filedwithout an ap proved motiog for leave of court, the ac- sused will lose the right to file a motion for reconsiderntion and present evidence in his favor if he wele found Suilty. ,i The $andiganbayan also said the mere filing of a demuner is not considered as a *aiver of Tre,fl as' right. ,. '"This Court is not ready to rule that ac- fused Treffas had waived said right in this case because in the fint place, he rnani- Ssted his intention and- willingness to fnesent evidence a^s can be,gleaned from the fact that he sought for the withdrawal qf his d€rnuncr wittrout leeve by filing the ineeeutmc'tion," it oaid, MarteilV Crur ,, $ Fnqe _A,b,