Jinggoy to expose Davide’s ‘sins’ in Senate
By Angie M. Rosales 08/05/2010 Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Hilario Davide Jr., who has been appointed by President Aquino to head the Truth Commission may be in for a rough time in the near future. Amid criticisms of legal infirmities in the creation of the Truth Commission, Malacañang is facing another controversy concerning the fact-finding body with the Davide appointment. Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada is out to expose Davide’s alleged irreguarities and misuse of funds while he was at the helm of the high tribunal, it was gathered yesterday. The Estrada exposé will put into question Davide’s evenhandedness and credibility in investigating cases of irregularities committed under the previous administration. Estrada, in an interview with reporters, mentioned his planned move concerning the Truth Commission which is viewed by some of his colleagues as a “toothless commission” as it is lacking in prosecutorial and coercive powers. “I’m in the process of collating evidence against Davide. How can you put a person like Davide, as head the Truth Commission, when he himself did not put any closure to the cases filed against him?” he asked. “They suppressed closure on the issue of the judicial development fund (JDF)…(former) President (Gloria) Arroyo and her cohorts pressured Congress into not transmitting the impeachment complaint (filed against him) here in the Senate,” the senator added. Estrada was referring to charges of the alleged misuse of the JDF, first raised in June 2002 by judicial employees of Naga City and nearby areas. Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100805hed3.html |
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