Iniugnay ni SAGIP party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta ang isang opisyal ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) sa mga offshore account na tumanggap umano ng hanggang P120 milyon mula sa mga bangko sa South Korea kung saan nakabase ang Miru Systems Co. Ltd.
"These are intriguing information. They are alarming, to say the least. Sabi ko sa inyo, this is a work in progress. We have yet to verify all these," sabi ni Marcoleta. "I'm not making a conclusion."
Ang Miru ang nanalo sa P18 bilyong kontrata ng Comelec para sa automated election system (AES) na gagamitin sa 2025 midterm elections.
"Several offshore bank accounts were allegedly opened under the name of a Comelec official. These bank accounts were opened from the time the official assumed office up to as recent as the end of 2023," sabi ni Marcoleta.
Ayon kay Marcoleta, kataka-taka na matapos magdeposito sa offshore accounts ay mayroong mga malalaking nangyayari kaugnay ng Comelec-Miru deal.
"These transaction dates are not random. If we were to trace the timeline of these alleged deposits — with an estimated value that roughly added up to at least $2.1 million or more than P120 million — we could see that they actually coincide with pivotal events or declarations that has to do with the irregularities that have been happening in the past year or so regarding the procurement of the AES from Miru and its local partners," sabi ni Marcoleta.
Hinamon ni Marcoleta ang mga opisyal ng Comelec na pumirma ng waiver na magagamit upang buksan ang mga account kung wala silang itinatago.
Sinabi in Marcoleta na maghahain din ito ng resolusyon upang maimbestigahan ng Kamara ang isyu.
Kinukuwestyon ni Marcoleta ang Comelec-Miru deal na lumabag umano sa Automated Elections law (Republic Act 9369).
"I call on my colleagues in Congress to do everything in their power to set things right, to protect the integrity and legitimacy of our national elections, and to safeguard the future of our country as a democratic nation," sabi ng solon.
Ayon sa mambabatas, nakababahala ang ulat na gagamit ang Miru ng kombinasyon ng Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) at Optical Mark Reader (OMR) automated counting machines sa paparating na midterm elections.
"Under our Automated Election Law, Miru has to first prove that this hybrid system has been tested in other jurisdictions. To my recollection, reports showed that Miru had used these two systems, but separately — the DRE system was utilized in Iraq, where 45 percent of the voting stations encountered so many problems. Meanwhile, OMR was utilized in the DRC, where 70 percent of voting stations also met certain difficulties, technical and otherwise. But the combination between the two systems has not been tried nor tested anywhere, in any jurisdiction," sabi pa ng solon.
"So if we allow Miru to apply the two systems (in-one) without showing that this has been tested anywhere, there will be a clear violation of the Automated Election Law," babala ni Marcoleta.
Hinimok ni Marcoleta ang Comelec na ibasura ang kontrata nito sa Miru at gamitin ang mahigit 93,000 vote counting machine na binili nito sa Smartmatic at ginamit nito sa mga nakaraang eleksyon.
ARVIN SORIANO (Ll.B) – NEWS CONTRIBUTOR
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