Palace: GMA ready to face the music By Aytch S. de la Cruz 06/26/2010

Palace: GMA ready to face the music

By Aytch S. de la Cruz 06/26/2010 Outgoing President Arroyo is not bothered by the slew of criminal and administrative charges which Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Teodoro Casiño is reportedly bent on filing against her once she loses her immunity from suit after stepping down from the presidency, Malaca-ñang officials yesterday said. According to Executive Secretary Leandro Mendoza, they have always expected this particular scenario to unfold once they leave their positions in the government on June 30 and so they have already prepared themselves to take on these challenges. “Well, that’s their right, you know, as citizens of this republic, in honor of our democracy and they can file those cases. But the important thing here is that we hope they can have respect for due process and respect for the rule of our legal institutions,” he said in a chance interview.  Mendoza is reportedly included in the charges which Casiño is set to file before the court on July 1 owing to his alleged involvement in the aborted national broadband network (NBN) contract that the government forged with China’s Zhongxing Telecommunication Equipment Co. (ZTE). Casiño said he is also going to sue Arroyo’s husband, First Gentleman Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo, expressing belief that he is the brains behind the alleged corrupt practices that ensued between the government and ZTE officials which ignited the controversy.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100626hed6.html

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