Maynila — Iginiit ng ilang miyembro ng House justice committee na walang sapat na ebidensya at basehan ang alegasyon ng umano’y drug addiction laban kay Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr., kaugnay ng impeachment complaint na inihain ni Atty. Andre de Jesus.
Tinalakay ng mga mambabatas ang sufficiency in substance ng reklamo, kung saan inakusahan si Marcos na umano’y unfit sa pamamahala dahil sa paggamit ng illegal na droga, isang paratang na una nang itinanggi ng Malakanyang.
Ayon kay House Deputy Minority Leader at ML Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima, “unfitness per se is not a ground for impeachment.”
“This is not a factual allegation because the ground must not only state a categorical allegation that President Bongbong Marcos is a drug addict and that this impairs the performance of his mandate, but must also include a recital of the alleged acts, events, and incidents that support the same,” dagdag ni de Lima, dating justice secretary.
Binanggit naman ni FPJ Panday Bayanihan Party-list Rep. Brian Poe ang negative drug test ng Pangulo na isinagawa sa St. Luke’s Medical Center noong Nobyembre 2021, na inilabas ng kampo ni Marcos bago ang kampanya para sa 2022 elections.
“What we know for a fact and what is actually on record is that on November 2021, there was a negative drug test that was attested to at St. Luke’s. On May 2024, there was actually a Senate hearing in which one drug analyst, Geresza Reyes, and laboratory head, Dr. Cecilia Lim, confirmed that the President tested negative specifically for cocaine,” ani Poe.
Kapwa iginiit nina Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Alfredo Garbin at Quezon City 4th District Rep. Jesus “Bong” Suntay na hindi maituturing na impeachable offense ang mga alegasyon kung walang beripikado at awtoritatibong patunay.
“Absent verified and authoritative proof showing impairment in office or misconduct indirectly related to the exercise of Presidential functions, such allegations cannot establish impeachable offense and should not be given weight,” pahayag ni Garbin.
“There was actually no narration of which of the presidential actions or judgment was impaired due to the alleged drug addiction. There was also no medical evidence presented, no drug test results,” ayon naman kay Suntay.
Para kay Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, ang paratang ng drug use ay “a clear example of not a recital of facts, but a conclusion of fact not based on any evidence.”
Matatandaang ipinagpaliban ng House justice panel ang botohan sa sufficiency in substance ng dalawang impeachment complaints laban kay Marcos. Inaasahang tatalakayin at pagbobotohan ng komite ngayong araw, Pebrero 4, ang reklamo ni de Jesus at ang isa pang impeachment complaint.
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