Palasyo sinabing dadaan sa proseso ang posibleng pardon para kay Imelda

SINABI ng Palasyo na pawang espekulasyon lamang ang ulat na bibigyan ng pardon ni Pangulong Duterte si dating First Lady at Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos matapos namang mapatunayang guilty sa pitong kaso ng graft sa Sandiganbayan.

Iginiit ni Presidential Spokesperson at Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo na dadaan pa sa proseso ang posibleng pardon kay Marcos.

“Analysts from some sectors have raised the concern of the possibility of the President granting pardon to former First Lady and incumbent Ilocos Norte 2nd District Representative Imelda Marcos following the decision of the Sandiganbayan. Such issue not only is speculative but premature as well,” sabi ni Panelo.

Iginiit naman ni Panelo na nasa kapangyarihan ni Duterte na magbigay ng pardon sa mga napatunayang guilty sa kasong kinakaharap.

“The President has the constitutional authority to grant pardon to persons convicted by final judgment. It is not so in the case of Congresswoman Marcos, the decision of the anti-graft court not having attained finality. Her lawyers have stated the she will avail of legal remedies available to her to reverse the decision from the same court or higher courts,” ayon pa kay Panelo..

Idinagdag ni Panelo na sa pagbibigay ng pardon, irerekomenda muna ito ng Board of Pardons and Parole (BPP), na nasa ilalim ng Department of Justice (DOJ).

“As matter of course and policy, the President like his predecessors, weighs in all factors before exercising his right to grant clemencies,” paliwanag pa ni Panelo.