Wala umanong epekto ang inilabas na suspension order ng Ombudsman laban kay Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo sa isinasagawang imbestigasyon ng Office of the Solicitor General (OSG).
Sa panayam kay Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra na dumalo sa pagdinig ng House Committee on Appropriations nitong Lunes, sinabi nito na iba ang sinisilip na anggulo ng OSG.
"No, the Ombudsman suspension has no effect on the ongoing investigation by the OSG, we're looking at a different angle, other than the administrative or criminal complaint that might have been filed against Mayor Guo before the Ombudsman. So, walang effect, except probably, mawawalan si Mayor Guo ng control over the evidence that may be available in her office because she'll be suspended preventively," sabi ni Guevarra.
"And that's the purpose of preventive suspension. Para maiwasan 'yong pagtago niya ng ebidensya kung meron man siyang intention to do it," dagdag pa nito.
Sinabi ni Guevarra na ang imbestigasyon ng OSG ay hindi limitado sa paghahain ng quo warranto case na kukuwestyon sa validity o legalidad ng pag-upo ni Guo sa puwesto.
"We're not looking only at a quo warranto petition with the objective of ousting her. Kasi, there may be some other complaints that we need to file first before going into a quo warranto petition," dagdag pa ni Guevarra.
Ayon kay Guevarra marami na itong hawak na impormasyon subalit hinihintay pa ang iba pang ebidensya mula sa iba't ibang ahensya ng gobyerno.
"So, we'll put them together as we are doing now, partly consolidating, and then we'll evaluate which of these pieces of evidence can be sustained in a court of law," sabi ng opisyal.
"Kasi merong mga baka hindi admissible diyan, dahil hearsay, and so forth and so on. So, we're still into that process and I hope you will bear with us. Timeline is as soon as possible," dagdag pa ni Guevarra.
ATTY. EDNA DEL MORAL
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