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Lacuna and his wife filed a motion for reconsideration and argued that the prosecution failed to prove the spirit of R.A. 1379, which required that the property to be forfeited must be found to have been unlawfully acquired.
They said the original copies of their statement of assets liabilities and net worth (SALN) were neither presented nor admitted by them, so there was an unjust implementation of the law.
The Lacuna couple also drew comparisons to the forfeiture cases of the Marcos family, which were dismissed by different divisions of the Sandiganbayan.
They said the Marcos family amassed wealth beyond their means, but they were still let off the hook.