Statement of Malacañang on Impeachment Trial of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte
Malacañang spoke on the call for biased senator-judges to inhibit from the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
Several senator judges and incoming senators have spoke on the impeachment trial of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte . There were even Duterte allies who called for the dismissal of the impeachment case against the Vice President.
Sen. JV Ejercito stressed that the impeachment trial of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte must push through as it is their legislative duty in the Senate but there might be effects against the economic agenda of the country. Duterte-ally senators Bato dela Rosa and Robin Padilla want the dismissal of the impeachment case against the Vice President.
Recently, Malacañang echoed the previous call of Senate Pres. Chiz Escudero to the senators to refrain from speaking their stand on the impeachment trial of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. Palace press undersecretary Atty. Claire Castro stressed that some remarks show where the senator judges are leaning towards.
Based on a report on PhilStar, the Malacañang official stressed that the statement of the senators on the impeachment trial of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte is allegedly a “witch hunt” citing that the trial has yet to start.
“Ni hindi pa nga po nakapag-start ng trial. So, parang isang judge na nagsabing hindi na siya guilty habang hindi pa dinidinig ang anumang ebidensiya,” Castro said.
Based on the report, Malacañang is also not in favor of the call for biased senator judges in the impeachment trial of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte to inhibit. According to the Palace official, the senator judges would just have to show the people how they move for the Filipino populace.
“Hindi dapat mag-inhibit, pakita na lang nila sa tao kung paano sila kumilos at gumalaw para sa taumbayan,” she expressed.
Malacañang has repeatedly stressed that Pres. Bongbong Marcos will not intervene in the impeachment trial of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte but wants the process to push through. The Chief Executive himself, in a recent podcast, reiterated that he has no role in the impeachment trial of the second-highest official in the government.
Previously, the Senate impeachment court has ruled to return the Articles of Impeachment against Vice Pres. Duterte to the House of Representatives. Senate Pres. Chiz Escudero clarified that the remand of the document does not equate to a dismissal or termination of the impeachment case.
Amid the call for the inhibition of biased senator-judges in the impeachment trial, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte has previously aired her side.