OMBUDSMAN Samuel Martires told Department of Justice Undersecretary Jesse Andres to shut up after the latter said the anti-graft body should conduct an investigation and discipline Vice President Sara Duterte.
Martires explained that VP Sara can only be charged for acts related to the performance of her duties in office.
“As far as we are concerned right now, we have not seen any acts of the vice president to investigate,” he said.
“Well, we do not find any violations of the Antigraft and Corrupt Practices Act and any of the offenses in the Revised Penal Code aboutation to the Graft and Corrupt Practices Act,” he added.
Martires made this statement after Usec. Andres said that the Ombudsman has the power to discipline and investigate Vice President Duterte.
“I advise Usec. Jesse Andres to shut up. To stop talking about the case, otherwise one of the powers of the Ombudsman is to take over the investigation of a case by any investigative agency at any stage of the proceedings,” said Ombudsman Martires in a recent interview with GMA TV.
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