Kaso vs Duterte terminated na pero….

By: Leifbilly Begas - 6 years ago

“Closed and terminated” na ang imbestigasyong isinasagawa ng Ombudsman kaugnay ng umano’y nakaw na yaman ni Pangulong Duterte at kanyang anak na si Davao City Mayor Sarah Duterte.

Pero hindi umano nangangahulugan na hindi na maaaring magiimbestiga ang Ombudsman kung mayroong bagong ebidensya na ipipresinta.

Isinara ang imbestigasyon matapos na tumanggi ang Anti-Money Laundering Council na kumpirmahin ang mga detalye na hinihingi ng mga imbestigador mula sa Ombudsman kaugnay sa reklamo.

Sa isang pahayag sinabi ng Ombudsman na noong Nobyembre 29, 2017 tinapos ang imbestigasyon.

“The Ombudsman trusts that in the conduct of fact-finding investigations, efforts are exhausted to gather evidence and to comply with pertinent internal rules. Fact-finding investigations, under the rules, are generally confidential in nature.”

Sinagot din ni Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales ang pahayag ni Solicitor General Jose Calida kung bakit nanahimik ang Ombudsman sa pagbasura nito sa reklamo ni Sen. Antonio Trillanes.

“He asked why the Ombudsman kept quiet about the matter. Oddly, he himself pointed out that the Ombudsman had inhibited herself from the investigation. The Solicitor General might want to consider whether it is proper for an official who inhibited from an investigation to remain involved therein. The Ombudsman posits that it is not. In keeping therewith, the investigation was given free rein and proceeded without her intervention.”

Sinabi ni Morales na nalaman niya na sarado na ang imbestigasyon noong Enero 29 nang suspendihin ng Malacanang si Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang.”

Hindi rin umano obligasyon ng Ombudsman na isiwalat ang resulta ng fact-finding investigation.

“The confidentiality of proceedings was, in fact, recognized by the Solicitor General when he cited the exception that the Ombudsman has the power to publicize certain matters.”