LP not pursuing impeach raps vs Ombudsman as yet
By Gerry Baldo 07/12/2010 While an ally of the Liberal Party (LP) is hankering for the removal of Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez, senior members of the ruling administration are reluctant to do so despite serious allegations of bias on the part of the anti-graft body. According to some ranking members of the party, they have yet to decide and review the allegations against Gutierrez who has allegedly recently tried to dampen the charges against those involved in the P728-million fertilizer scam during the Arroyo administration. Cavite Rep. Joseph Emilio Abaya, secretary general of the LP, said it is the right of Akbayan party-list Rep.Walden Bello as member of the institution to push the impeachment of Gutierrez who successfully evaded a similar complaint when it was junked by the 14th Congress at the time of former President Gloria Arroyo. “I have yet to find out the grounds they are raising and alleged facts to support such grounds. That is the right of Congressman Bello and Akbayan if they think the Ombudsman has committed an impeachable offense,” Abaya stressed. Gutierrez, a close ally of the former president, is perceived to be a loyal follower who would not lift a finger that could put the Arroyos and their minions at harm’s way. Gutierrez is also a classmate of the former presidential spouse. Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100712hed4.html |
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