‘Akusado ka, judge ka rin?’: Dela Rosa’s planned probe on drug war he led is ‘improper’, says De Lima | ABS-CBN
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‘Akusado ka, judge ka rin?’: Dela Rosa’s planned probe on drug war he led is ‘improper’, says De Lima
‘Akusado ka, judge ka rin?’: Dela Rosa’s planned probe on drug war he led is ‘improper’, says De Lima
Jamaine Punzalan,
ABS-CBN News
Published Oct 17, 2024 11:07 AM PHT
Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa and former senator Leila de Lima. Mark Demayo/Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News
Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa and former senator Leila de Lima. Mark Demayo/Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News MANILA — Former senator Leila de Lima on Thursday questioned the propriety of Sen. Ronald dela Rosa’s plan to call for a Senate investigation on the war on drugs that he had led as national police chief.
MANILA — Former senator Leila de Lima on Thursday questioned the propriety of Sen. Ronald dela Rosa’s plan to call for a Senate investigation on the war on drugs that he had led as national police chief.
Dela Rosa said the Senate would accord fairness to people mentioned at the separate hearings at the House of Representatives, where a former police official claimed that rewards were given for the deaths of drug suspects in former President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-narcotics campaign.
Dela Rosa said the Senate would accord fairness to people mentioned at the separate hearings at the House of Representatives, where a former police official claimed that rewards were given for the deaths of drug suspects in former President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-narcotics campaign.
But De Lima argued, “Puwede ba yun na ang isang inaakusahan, isang ini-implicate ay siya rin ang magha-handle ng isang hearing, baka nga mag-preside din? Puwede ba yun akusado ka, ta’s magiging judge ka rin?”
But De Lima argued, “Puwede ba yun na ang isang inaakusahan, isang ini-implicate ay siya rin ang magha-handle ng isang hearing, baka nga mag-preside din? Puwede ba yun akusado ka, ta’s magiging judge ka rin?”
“There is a basic ethical issue there. Kung iba sana ang mag-preside, puwede. Pero yung sila at magpa-participate sa pagtatanong pa, I don’t think that is proper… Katawa-tawa nga,” she told TeleRadyo Serbisyo.
“There is a basic ethical issue there. Kung iba sana ang mag-preside, puwede. Pero yung sila at magpa-participate sa pagtatanong pa, I don’t think that is proper… Katawa-tawa nga,” she told TeleRadyo Serbisyo.
De Lima said that when self-tagged drug lord Kerwin Espinosa accused her of receiving drug payoffs during Senate hearings in 2016, she refrained from cross examining him because “my objectivity will be in serious question.”
De Lima said that when self-tagged drug lord Kerwin Espinosa accused her of receiving drug payoffs during Senate hearings in 2016, she refrained from cross examining him because “my objectivity will be in serious question.”
“May self-interest ako na ako mismo yung ini-implicate, siyempre dedepensahan ko at didiinin ko yung nag-iimplicate sa akin. Is that fair?” she said.
“May self-interest ako na ako mismo yung ini-implicate, siyempre dedepensahan ko at didiinin ko yung nag-iimplicate sa akin. Is that fair?” she said.
Espinosa’s allegations had led to De Lima’s years-long detention before she was cleared of all drug charges.
Espinosa’s allegations had led to De Lima’s years-long detention before she was cleared of all drug charges.
During Friday's House quad committee hearing, Espinosa claimed that he was coerced by Dela Rosa to implicate De Lima in the narcotics trade.
During Friday's House quad committee hearing, Espinosa claimed that he was coerced by Dela Rosa to implicate De Lima in the narcotics trade.
Dela Rosa said Espinosa was a liar, while De Lima said she was inclined to file charges against the senator.
Dela Rosa said Espinosa was a liar, while De Lima said she was inclined to file charges against the senator.
Over the weekend, Dela Rosa said there was no reward system for drug personalities killed in the drug war. He said Wednesday that police intelligence funds were not used for reward money either.
Over the weekend, Dela Rosa said there was no reward system for drug personalities killed in the drug war. He said Wednesday that police intelligence funds were not used for reward money either.
He added that he was initially reluctant to hold Senate hearings on the drug campaign as it might be self-serving. But he said that the House quad comm — four panels holding the joint hearings into issues during the Duterte administration — seemed to be accepting resource speakers' statements "hook, line and sinker — as gospel and truth."
He added that he was initially reluctant to hold Senate hearings on the drug campaign as it might be self-serving. But he said that the House quad comm — four panels holding the joint hearings into issues during the Duterte administration — seemed to be accepting resource speakers' statements "hook, line and sinker — as gospel and truth."
"Dito sa committee hearings na gagawin dito sa Senado, then puwede silang magpalabas ng kanilang mga saloobin to give fairness," he said.
"Dito sa committee hearings na gagawin dito sa Senado, then puwede silang magpalabas ng kanilang mga saloobin to give fairness," he said.
He said that while he had not spoken to Duterte, he believed the former President would be more willing to face the Senate than the House.
He said that while he had not spoken to Duterte, he believed the former President would be more willing to face the Senate than the House.
Ronnie Dayan, alleged bag man for then Sen. Leila De Lima, is presented by PNP Chief Ronald Dela Rosa to the media at the police headquarters, Nov. 22, 2016 Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Ronnie Dayan, alleged bag man for then Sen. Leila De Lima, is presented by PNP Chief Ronald Dela Rosa to the media at the police headquarters, Nov. 22, 2016 Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News But De Lima argued, “Kung maiisipan niya (Duterte) na pumunta sa Senate hearing, dapat pumunta rin siya sa quad comm. Sa House of Representatives, matagal na siyang iniimbitahan.”
But De Lima argued, “Kung maiisipan niya (Duterte) na pumunta sa Senate hearing, dapat pumunta rin siya sa quad comm. Sa House of Representatives, matagal na siyang iniimbitahan.”
De Lima was a sitting senator when she was arrested in 2017 and spent more than six years in jail while on trial for the three drug trafficking charges.
De Lima was a sitting senator when she was arrested in 2017 and spent more than six years in jail while on trial for the three drug trafficking charges.
She described the cases as payback for her efforts to investigate Duterte's drug war, first as head of the government's independent human rights body, then as justice minister and during her term as a senator.
She described the cases as payback for her efforts to investigate Duterte's drug war, first as head of the government's independent human rights body, then as justice minister and during her term as a senator.
More than 6,000 people were killed in anti-drug operations under Duterte, according to official data released by the Philippines. International Criminal Court prosecutors estimate the death toll at between 12,000 and 30,000.
More than 6,000 people were killed in anti-drug operations under Duterte, according to official data released by the Philippines. International Criminal Court prosecutors estimate the death toll at between 12,000 and 30,000.
— With reports from Agence France-Presse; RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
— With reports from Agence France-Presse; RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
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