KINASTIGO ni Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon ang election technology provider na Smartmatic matapos baguhin ang script ng mga transparency server ng walang permiso mula sa Comelec en banc.
“The Smartmatic, in my opinion, breached our protocol and for that, they should be liable to the Comelec. They should be liable to the people of the Philippines,” sabi ni Guanzon.
Idinagdag ni Guanzon na dapat ipinaalam ng Smartmatic sa Comelec en banc ang problema bago gumawa ng aksiyon.
“They shouldn’t have touched that program without our prior knowledge and official consent,” dagdag ni Guanzon.
Iginiit naman ni Guanzon na hindi dinaya ang resulta ng unofficial count mula sa transparency server.
Tiniyak naman niya na iimbestigahan ng Comelec ang nangyaring insidente.
“If you do any change, perhaps to make it look nicer, it’s our property. It’s not their property. This automated system is a property of the Comelec and they’re accountable to the people, to the Congress, they’re not supposed to touch it without our permission,” dagdag ni Guanzon.
Binatikos din ni Guanzon ang Smartmatic sa pagkabigong humingi ng sori.
“The least that they could do now is to say that, ‘we are very sorry.’ But I’m not hearing it. The Comelec en banc didn’t hear ‘I’m sorry. It caused you worry,’” dagdag ni Guanzon. Inquirer.net