President Rodrigo Duterte has dared Senator Leila de Lima to file an impeachment case against him for defending the cops who figured in the death of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa.
In an interview with Duterte during the inauguration of the Bicol International Airport, Duterte dared De Lima to impeach him.
"They can go ahead. Bakit pa mas maraming daldal? Sige na, impeach na… Hayaan mo sila. Sige impeachable, go ahead," he proclaimed.
Duterte said he still believes the side of the Philippine National Police (PNP)-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Eastern Visayas team on the death of Espinosa even after the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said the mayor died in a rubout instead of a shootout.
The NBI results show that the NBI does not interfere with any government agency doing their work, eh di sana iba ang resulta. But it doesn’t mean NBI is correct, because the courts have to decide whether they are correct or not,” Panelo claimed, despite the glaring evidence presented against his position.
“The presumption of innocence applies to all criminals in this case. Moreover, the assumption of regularity has yet to be overcome, it is the duty of the President to provide and help his people to defend himself,” he added.
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II also expressed his agreement with Panelo, saying there was nothing wrong with the President’s statements since he was merely expressing his opinion, despite the facts revealed by the findings of the NBI.
"The President did nothing wrong. He merely exercised his freedom of expression to render an opinion (on the Espinosa case)," Aguirre told reporters.
Aguirre also found the impeachment threat as baseless.
"'Yan ang mahirap sa mga abugadong nag-aabugaduhan. It's just an opinion (of the President)," he said.
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