KALIBO, Aklan— Itinuturing ng progresibong grupo na inhustisya ang pagpasawalang-sala ng Sandiganbayan Third Division kay dating Senate President at ngayo’y Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile sa kasong plunder kasama ang dati niyang chief of staff na si Gigi Reyes at ang binansagang Pork Barrel Queen na si Janet Lim Napoles.
Sa panayam ng Bombo Radyo, sinabi ni former Bayan Muna representative Teddy Casiño, dapat maimbestigahan ito ng kongreso dahil sa maling paggamit sa pondo ng bayan.
Aniya, may krimen na nagawa ngunit walang kriminal na mas nagpagulo sa kanilang isipan kaya’t malakas silang nanawagan ng masusing imbestigasyon upang mabigyang hustisya ang paglapastangan sa pondo na mula sa kaban ng bayan.
Matandaan na ang kaso ng tatlo ay may kaugnayan sa P172-million pesos plunder case na inihaan sa kanila ukol sa pork barrel scam.
Sa desisyon ng anti-graft court, inihayag na nabigo ang state prosecutors na patunayang guilty si Enrile at iba pang akusado kung saan, inabot ng sampung taon na gumulong ang nasabing kaso.
(English Version)
10/06/24
Akeanon: Progressive group condemns Sandiganbayan acquittal of Juan Ponce Enrile in Plunder Case
KALIBO, Aklan—A progressive group has labeled the acquittal of former Senate President and current Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile as an injustice. Enrile, along with his former chief of staff Gigi Reyes and the so-called “Pork Barrel Queen” Janet Lim Napoles, was acquitted by the Sandiganbayan Third Division in the plunder case against them.
In an interview of Bombo Radyo, former Bayan Muna Representative Teddy Casiño expressed concern, calling for a congressional investigation into what he described as the misuse of public funds.
According to Casiño, a crime was committed, but the lack of accountability left many confused and frustrated. He emphasized the need for a thorough investigation to seek justice for the misuse of taxpayer money.
The case, involving P172 million linked to the pork barrel scam, was filed against the three individuals. However, after a decade-long trial, the anti-graft court ruled that state prosecutors failed to prove Enrile’s guilt, leading to his acquittal along with the other accused.
