Noy’s political cleansing
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Noynoy is back again on the belligerent path picking up a fight where none is necessary against the Sandiganbayan for its recent ruling upholding the plea bargain agreement between the Office of the Ombudsman and former military comptroller Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia.
The Sandiganbayan said it merely ruled on the agreement after determining that it satisfied all legal requirements, thus warranting its approval.
Reason is not the agenda of Noynoy and his Yellow vigilantes, however, in raising a howl against the Sandiganbayan’s resolution. The past few days saw a series of theatrics that appeared scripted which was fired off by House allies of Noynoy who spearheaded the impeachment of Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez calling for the resignation of the Sandiganbayan justices.
Apparently, Noynoy and his allies have a simple solution whenever they don’t agree with decisions made by independent bodies: Put the pressure on them to resign then appoint Palace-friendly justices and Ombudsman in their stead, which would serve as a guarantee of their toeing the Noynoy line..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110515com1.html
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