SC rules the contempt and arrest order vs Pharmally executive was abuse of authority
The Supreme Court has all ready ruled that Senate in citing for contempt resource persons in Pharmally case is not allowed. The SC ruled that the investigation must strictly observe three rules: 1. That this is in aid of legislation. 2, The rights of the resource persons must be respected 3. It must observe its rules.
And yet yesterday, they detained the CS of OVP, a lawyer...
The detention as a result of contempt is rules as abuse of authrotiy.
We observe comments by former president: on 1. On answerable by yes or no. 2. On ansswering contents of affidavit that he does not have a copy of as being improper or not allowed. Or like a question of a partylist young congressman on allegation about deposit which violated law on bank secrecy. That they fail to observe proper conduct of inquiry, and being accusatory at time (not reating the resource person with respect to his rights) make the members of HOR subject o ridicule and/or clueless to what they are doing and may not give high points for them come reelection time
Hence the calls for the quadcomm to disband. Clearly the topics being dsscussed were executive in nature, and if oversight, then indeed the Constitutional body, COA can investigate. Or if legalities are involved then NBI and/or DOJ can investigate. (There is a joke going on regarding a junk food and a coffee shop as the origin of Grace Piatto for which they offered a prize of P1M) The joke is on who?
The fomer President must be afforded proper respect as former head of the country
As lewmakers, may we swuggest that they respect laws and ruling as they go about their business
