THE lawyers of the Magdalo mutineers were more than just their legal counsel, according to the affidavit of 1st Lt. Lawrence San Juan. The affidavit said Roel Pulido and Christopher Belmonte played crucial roles in the lives of the junior officers, lawyering for those in detention and at the same time actively supporting those in the underground. But Pulido dismissed the affidavit as rehashed propaganda that was leaked so the authorities could destroy the names of people and deny responsibility [for it]. We all heard San Juan, the lawyer said, referring to the officers public remarks a few days ago. He never said any of those things. The timing of the leak was inauspicious, Pulido added, pointing out that it was made when reporters could not ask San Juan if he had actually executed the affidavit.