House minority welcomes Senate assurance of fair impeach trial
By Charlie V. Manalo 03/17/2011The minority bloc in the House of Representatives yesterday welcomed the assurance of the Senate that Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez will have a fair impeachment trial based on the merits of the case and not on partisan political lines.
According to the minority members, they are confident that the Senate would dispense its adjudicatory powers independently and with impartiality.
“Notwithstanding the Senate blue ribbon committee report, we welcome the assurances of our counterparts in the Senate that they will follow due process and would not be swayed by the Palace,” Zambales Rep. Mitos Magsaysay said, reading a prepared statement for the minority.
The minority said that the Senate would serve as the “last proving ground” that the right of any impeachable official should be upheld.
“The Senate is the last proving ground where the right to a fair trial of the Ombudsman, or any impeachable official should be upheld,” Magsaysay said, adding that an impeachment case should not just be a political exercise, but one of “exercising of adjudicatory powers entailing adherence to certain constitutional tenets and judicial procedures on due process.”... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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