Gatdula camp harassing DOJ team: de Lima
MANILA, Philippines - Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Friday accused the camp of sacked National Bureau of Investigation(NBI) Director Magtanggol Gatdula of harassing members of the Department of Justice(DOJ) fact-finding team that investigated the alleged collusion of NBI officials and agents in the kidnapping and extortion of undocumented Japanese Noriyo Ohara.
Speaking to reporters this afternoon, de Lima called on Gatdula and other bureau officials and personnel implicated in the case to just prove their innocence in the proper venue.
"I don't understand why his camp continues to muddle issues, continues to impute all sorts of agenda on the part of the DOJ(Department of Justice) and the SOJ(secretary of justice) in his case. All that we did was really to ferret out the truth and may resulta nga. So why is he doing this imbes na haraping lang yung kaso head on?" she said.
De Lima was referring to reports Gatdula and his men had accused the DOJ of not according them due process before handing out its findings of their alleged culpability to President Aquino.
Members of the panel headed by Justice Undersecretary Francisco Baraan III have been subjected to harassment, de Lima claimed.
"Members of the panel have been receiving threats through text [messages] and the famly of [Special Investigator Jose Odellon] Cabillan had reported to us... mga kapatid nila, kapatid nya, bayaw niya… I have the list of places na may nakikita silang vehicles with NBI plates na umaali-aligd sa mga lugar nila. And text messages to the members of the fact-finding panel, threatening messages," she said.
"They should stop it. They should stop it. They should confront the case head on. Magpi-PI(preliminary investigation) pa lang so PI is the perfect opportunity for them to prove their innocence, if indeed they are innocent. They should stop all of these foul strategies that they are doing including the harassment of the fact-finding panel including our main witness, Mr. Cabillan," she added.
Cabillan implicated Gatdula in the alleged illegal activity. Cabillan was Gatdula's executive officer.
Chilling effect
De Lima refused to give details about this supposed harassment of the panel and Cabillan. But an ABS-CBN news source revealed Baraan and panel member Justice Assistant Secretary Zabedin Azis have been receiving text messages simply containing the full names of their children, and messages telling them to be more "cautious."
"It is sending a chilling effect -- texting them of the full names of their children as if telling them:'we know who your loved ones are and where they are,'" the source told ABS-CBN News.
The justice chief also slammed Gatdula's move to file a petition for certiorari and prohibition with a Manila Regional Trial Court(RTC) questioning the proceedings and findings of the DOJ fact-finding panel.
The trial court issued a 72-hour temporary restraining order(TRO) enjoining the commencement of a preliminary investigation against the former NBI chief, which it later extended to 20 days.
"Ano yung objective ng petition na yan? What does it hope to achieve na magpi-PI pa lang? And remember, pinapa-reassess ko yung kanyang criminal libility. Ayaw ba nya yun na i-reassess muna yung kanyang culpability? So why is he stopping it?" De Lima said
"Ok lng yun na he has availed legal strategies, ok lang yun... but to resort to foul strategies, harassment, and like repeated imputation of certain agenda and motives on my part, that’s quite foul," she added.
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ano pinuputak putak ni delima eh batas naman ang ginagawa ng kampo ni Mr. Gatdula...at naghahanda maigi para walang bulusok na pagmamaniobra ng batas ang magawa ng magamong si dilema at Noy.
puro kasi public mob ang gusto, ayan nagsusumbong na naman sa madla etong dilema, aba nasa government kayo…wala ba kayong magawa at nagiimbento na naman kayo ng alegasyon kesyo nananakot ang mga hinahabol nyo… foul daw? Eh di ireferee mo(kaya nga nandyan ka eh), puro kasi tapang ala sa lugar at sunod ng sunod kay PNoy kahit wala sa batas…binababoy nyo kasi ang batas kaya ayan batas din ang magpapahiya sa inyo…una sa kahihiyang ginagawa ng prosekusyon sa impeachment senate court, ngayon naman yang pabiglabiglang pagpapatalsik sa isang nanahimik na former NBI director dahil kuno sa isang alegasyong binigay ng nagiisang witness na ala namang kredibilidad…ni ang mga nagalaga dun sa Haponesa…wala naman sinasabi at ayaw magcomment…pakana lang nitong administrasyon na ito at pulitika talaga motibo kaya ginawa yun(sanay na kami sa style nyo in fairness) ang pagmamaniobra sa batas upang makuha ang nais nila …ngunit makikita nyo at "tamang batas" din ang susupalpal at hahabol sa inyong mga pagmumukha.
sa kabilang banda...AFP modernization thumbs up ka NOy pero kulang pa rin ...other than that...ala ka na binatbat...marami lalo gutom, masama law and order natin, bagsak ekonomiya...puro ka kasi pulitika eh
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sensationalism is irresponsible journalism
sabihin mo na kasi ang tunay na nangyari?
Dapat sabihin na nya yung tunay na nangyari hindi yung puro paawa effect sa media.Paano maniniwala sa kanya ang mga tao kung wala naman syang sinasabi na katwiran.Patunayan nya,magsalita sya sa nangyari talaga at kung magkagayon magkakaroon ang tao ng pananaw kung tama ba sya o mali.Kaso wala?ayaw nya rin ungkatin siguro nga guilty talaga sya.
i beg to differ pero ang magaling mong "PANGGULO" ang may pakana
kindly read this article mamulat kayong, yellowtardszombies.
manilatimes.net/index.php/news/top-stories/16156-llamas-pressured-inc
RONALD Llamas, the chief political adviser of President Benigno Aquino 3rd, reportedly pressured the influential Iglesia ni Cristo (INC-Church of Christ) to talk to former Supreme Court Associate Justice Serafin Cuevas into abandoning the camp of Chief Justice Renato Corona, according to a well-placed source of The Manila Times.
If the Iglesia succeeded in convincing Cuevas to quit as the head counsel for Corona, Director Magtanggol Gatdula of the National Bureau of Investigation would stay in his post.
Gatdula was sacked by Malacañang last week because of his alleged participation in the abduction and extortion of a Japanese.
The source of The Times on Monday said that Llamas approached a spiritual minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo to talk to Cuevas to cut short his appearance as lead counsel for Corona.
He added that Llamas had talked with the spiritual minister, Erano Codera, for Cuevas to drop the case.
Codera became the chief liaison officer of the Iglesia ni Cristo, replacing Resty Lazaro.
Malacañang, according to the source of The Times, wanted “Sentral,” the headquarters of the Iglesia in Quezon City, to intervene in order to force Cuevas to obey the church and leave his job as lead defense lawyer.
When Codera talked to Cuevas, the 83-year old lawyer turned him down, saying that he was committed to defend Corona and that it was his belief that a lawyer should defend his client, not abandon him.
Cuevas, however, s refused to leave the defense team of the country’s top magistrate, despite the Palace pressuring the leadership of the Iglesia.
His rejection of the quid-pro-quo offer cost Gatdula his job as director of the investigation bureau.
Cuevas and Gatdula belong to the politically influential INC, whose members are known to vote as a bloc.
Another source, this time from the Cuevas family, confirmed the pressure exerted by the Palace for Cuevas to withdraw.
Llamas’ bodyguards were caught with high-powered firearms late last year.
Last week he himself was caught on video buying pirated DVDs.
Defending Gatdula
A powerhouse team of lawyers from the Iglesia is defending Gatdula from kidnapping charges filed against him by the Department of Justice.
Headed by New Era College of Law Dean Abraham Espejo, the team won an initial victory last Friday by securing a 72-hour temporary restraining order from Executive Judge Marino dela Cruz of the Manila Regional Trial Court to stay the preliminary investigation of the Justice department.
New Era University is owned by the leadership of the Iglesia. The lawyers of Gatdula are all members of the church and professors at the university.
Based on Gatdula’s petition before the trial court, other Iglesia lawyers representing the former chief of the investigation bureau are Citedina Magno-Zarate, Nancy Ocampo, Madel Villaroman-Fiel, Allen Blair Boy and Janice Regoso.
The chief of the Iglesia ni Cristo Legal Department is Dorothy Kristine Manalo, a daughter of the church’s Head Spiritual Minister Eduardo Manalo.
An earlier source of The Times said that Gatdula was the first casualty of war between President Aquino and the Iglesia, which allegedly protested the impeachment case of Corona.
The source pointed out that Gatdula earlier tendered his resignation to the President for a graceful exit but Malacanang decided not to allow him to resign and instead fired him.
He said that Malacañang intended to humiliate Gatdula after Justice Secretary Leila de Lima held a press conference where she announced that Gatdula was sacked and that criminal and administrative charges would be filed against him in connection with the alleged extortion of Noriyo Ohara by officials of the investigation bureau amounting to P6 million in October and November 2010.
Gatdula was reportedly removed by Mr. Aquino on de Lima’s recommendation.
A probe panel from the Justice department recommended filing of charges of kidnapping for ransom and serious illegal detention against Gatdula and other officials of the bureau.
Dignified
Cuevas also on Monday denied a newspaper report saying that he had been pressured by Malacañang to quit as the lead counsel for the Chief Justice.
“Paninirang-puri lang yan, hindi naman ako ganun kalaking tao, sino ba ako para lapitan ng Malacañang [That’s defamatory, I’m not that influential a person to be pressured by Malacañang]. But I’m dignified by that,” he told a radio interview.
But Cuevas said that nobody approached him to deliver the message from Malacañang for such purpose.
“Walang pressure ang Malacañang sa akin, walang pinapadalang tao, di totoo yan, walang katotohanan yan [Malacañang did not pressure me, it did not send anyone, there’s no truth to it],” he added.
But senator-judge Panfilo Lacson said that the Senate will require Cuevas to provide details regarding the matter.
He added that the accusation is so serious and whoever is responsible for the attempt to pressure Cuevas may be cited for indirect contempt.
Lacson said that although the allegation will not affect the integrity of the Senate as the impeachment court, it could, however, affect the integrity of the trial itself.
Masyadong magaling etong
Masyadong magaling etong former NBI director na eto. Dapat dito unahang i firing squad eh. Parang kung umasta e above the law na. Ginagawa lang ng mga special prosecutor ang trabaho nila, kailangan bang mameligro sila at ang kanilang pamilya kung katapatan lang nilang ginagawa ang kanilang tungkulin? Kina former Dir. Gatdula, guilty na ba kayo kaya gumagawa na ng foul strategies?
Masyadong magaling etong
Masyadong magaling etong former NBI director na eto. Dapat dito unahang i firing squad eh. Parang kung umasta e above the law na. Ginagawa lang ng mga special prosecutor ang trabaho nila, kailangan bang mameligro sila at ang kanilang pamilya kung katapatan lang nilang ginagawa ang kanilang tungkulin? Kina former Dir. Gatdula, guilty na ba kayo kaya gumagawa na ng foul strategies?
Sacrificial Lamb
Noon todo puri ang Aquino govt kay Gatdula ngaun dahil sa impeachment na pinangungunahan ni Cuevas na isang INC, ala naging basura na sa kanila... pulitika nga nmn... buti pa si puno at llamas kasarap ng buhay ngaun..aysus ka indo!!
Wild imagination
Naku, ang wild naman ng imaginasyon mo! Ng-kidnap sila Gatdula noong Oktubre 2011 pa, wala pang Corona case that time.
Kagagawan ni Gatdula ang kaso niya ngayon tungkol sa kidnapping ng Haponesa. Siya ang gumawa ng problema niya, walang ibang may kasalanan. Akala ni Gatdula easy money iyong pagkidnap ng isang dayuhan. Walang perfect crime! Remember that!
i beg to differ pero ang magaling mong "PANGGULO" ang may pakana
Would you read this article in the MANILA TIMES.
RONALD Llamas, the chief political adviser of President Benigno Aquino 3rd, reportedly pressured the influential Iglesia ni Cristo (INC-Church of Christ) to talk to former Supreme Court Associate Justice Serafin Cuevas into abandoning the camp of Chief Justice Renato Corona, according to a well-placed source of The Manila Times.
If the Iglesia succeeded in convincing Cuevas to quit as the head counsel for Corona, Director Magtanggol Gatdula of the National Bureau of Investigation would stay in his post.
Gatdula was sacked by Malacañang last week because of his alleged participation in the abduction and extortion of a Japanese.
The source of The Times on Monday said that Llamas approached a spiritual minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo to talk to Cuevas to cut short his appearance as lead counsel for Corona.
He added that Llamas had talked with the spiritual minister, Erano Codera, for Cuevas to drop the case.
Codera became the chief liaison officer of the Iglesia ni Cristo, replacing Resty Lazaro.
Malacañang, according to the source of The Times, wanted “Sentral,” the headquarters of the Iglesia in Quezon City, to intervene in order to force Cuevas to obey the church and leave his job as lead defense lawyer.
When Codera talked to Cuevas, the 83-year old lawyer turned him down, saying that he was committed to defend Corona and that it was his belief that a lawyer should defend his client, not abandon him.
Cuevas, however, s refused to leave the defense team of the country’s top magistrate, despite the Palace pressuring the leadership of the Iglesia.
His rejection of the quid-pro-quo offer cost Gatdula his job as director of the investigation bureau.
Cuevas and Gatdula belong to the politically influential INC, whose members are known to vote as a bloc.
Another source, this time from the Cuevas family, confirmed the pressure exerted by the Palace for Cuevas to withdraw.
Llamas’ bodyguards were caught with high-powered firearms late last year.
Last week he himself was caught on video buying pirated DVDs.
Defending Gatdula
A powerhouse team of lawyers from the Iglesia is defending Gatdula from kidnapping charges filed against him by the Department of Justice.
Headed by New Era College of Law Dean Abraham Espejo, the team won an initial victory last Friday by securing a 72-hour temporary restraining order from Executive Judge Marino dela Cruz of the Manila Regional Trial Court to stay the preliminary investigation of the Justice department.
New Era University is owned by the leadership of the Iglesia. The lawyers of Gatdula are all members of the church and professors at the university.
Based on Gatdula’s petition before the trial court, other Iglesia lawyers representing the former chief of the investigation bureau are Citedina Magno-Zarate, Nancy Ocampo, Madel Villaroman-Fiel, Allen Blair Boy and Janice Regoso.
The chief of the Iglesia ni Cristo Legal Department is Dorothy Kristine Manalo, a daughter of the church’s Head Spiritual Minister Eduardo Manalo.
An earlier source of The Times said that Gatdula was the first casualty of war between President Aquino and the Iglesia, which allegedly protested the impeachment case of Corona.
The source pointed out that Gatdula earlier tendered his resignation to the President for a graceful exit but Malacanang decided not to allow him to resign and instead fired him.
He said that Malacañang intended to humiliate Gatdula after Justice Secretary Leila de Lima held a press conference where she announced that Gatdula was sacked and that criminal and administrative charges would be filed against him in connection with the alleged extortion of Noriyo Ohara by officials of the investigation bureau amounting to P6 million in October and November 2010.
Gatdula was reportedly removed by Mr. Aquino on de Lima’s recommendation.
A probe panel from the Justice department recommended filing of charges of kidnapping for ransom and serious illegal detention against Gatdula and other officials of the bureau.
Dignified
Cuevas also on Monday denied a newspaper report saying that he had been pressured by Malacañang to quit as the lead counsel for the Chief Justice.
“Paninirang-puri lang yan, hindi naman ako ganun kalaking tao, sino ba ako para lapitan ng Malacañang [That’s defamatory, I’m not that influential a person to be pressured by Malacañang]. But I’m dignified by that,” he told a radio interview.
But Cuevas said that nobody approached him to deliver the message from Malacañang for such purpose.
“Walang pressure ang Malacañang sa akin, walang pinapadalang tao, di totoo yan, walang katotohanan yan [Malacañang did not pressure me, it did not send anyone, there’s no truth to it],” he added.
But senator-judge Panfilo Lacson said that the Senate will require Cuevas to provide details regarding the matter.
He added that the accusation is so serious and whoever is responsible for the attempt to pressure Cuevas may be cited for indirect contempt.
Lacson said that although the allegation will not affect the integrity of the Senate as the impeachment court, it could, however, affect the integrity of the trial itself.
Gatdula
Pambihira talaga itong si Gatdula. If he is not guilty, bakit siya ng te-tero-rize? Hindi yan tamang gawain ng isang INC!
Tama si Secretary de Lima. It's an opportunity to air his side. Gatdula's guilt is showing! Tsk . . . tsk . . . tsk!
Gatdula
Pambihira talaga itong si Gatdula. If he is not guilty, bakit siya ng te-tero-rize? Hindi yan tamang gawain ng isang INC!
Tama si Secretary de Lima. It's an opportunity to air his side. Gatdula's guilt is showing! Tsk . . . tsk . . . tsk!