It
was nothing less than ARROGANCE OF THE HIGHEST ORDER for Justice Sec. Leila de Lima to tell congressmen that
the Office of the Ombudsman should not be pressured into
fast-tracking its the investigation into the plunder cases involving the pork
barrel scam.
A
story in journal.com.ph quoted De Lima
as telling congressmen during the budget hearing for her department: “Hindi natin pwede madaliin iyan.”
First
and foremost: WHO does De Lima think she is to dictate to congressmen HOW TO
THINK on the pork barrel scam? She may be the Justice secretary but that
DOESN’T GIVE HER THE RIGHT to immediately junk as erroneous the congressmen’s
hopes on the cases.
As
we all know, we are all entitled to our opinions and aspirations, and morally
bound to respect those of others as well.
Second:
De Lima herself said it will be the Ombudsman who will determine if there is
probable cause which would warrant the filing of the cases before the
Sandiganbayan.
NOT
her or her department.
Therefore,
she has NO PROFESSIONAL OR MORAL RIGHT to speak for the Ombudsman on what is proper
and improper as far as the investigation into the plunder cases are concerned.
Unless
De Lima has also been appointed as spokesperson for the Ombudsman.
Third:
As I had pointed out in an earlier blog, the pork barrel scam has been running
in media for the past two months or so. But evidence for the plunder cases submitted
by De Lima’s people totaled 175,000 pages.
If
she and her people can work that fast to file the plunder cases, WHY CAN’T the Ombudsman
be just as speedy in determining who deserves to be sued before the
Sandiganbayan??
If
De Lima will cite their voluminous evidence as the reason, why doesn’t she
detail some of her personnel to the Ombudsman.
She
and Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales can also request anything from PNoy,
since the whole country knows how close they are to him, to speed up the
process.
If
De Lima doesn’t plan to help fast-track the Ombudsman’s job, then she should
just SHUT UP. WE DON/T NEED her views as a gauge of how should we appreciate
the Ombudsman’s efforts.
I
repeat, she herself had said it’s now up to the Ombudsman. 30
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