Malacañang on Friday said that the complaint-affidavit against President Rodrigo Duterte filed at the Office of the Ombudsman was aimed to harass and distract him from doing his work.
Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Asec. Anna Marie Rafael-Banaag in a statement pointed out that the Ombudsman cannot remove an impeachable official such as the President.
"It is noteworthy to mention that the Ombudsman cannot discipline or remove impeachable officials, which include the President. He enjoys immunity while in office," she said.
"The complaint is nothing but harassment aimed at distracting the Chief Executive from performing his duty," she added.
Self-confessed hitman Edgar Matobato filed a complaint anchored on his activities as an alleged member of the Davao Death Squad that Duterte supposedly established during his time as a mayor of Davao City.
But Banaag said that the Ombudsman already dismissed an earlier investigation on the so-called DDS.
"The Ombudsman already terminated an earlier investigation on the Davao Death Squad case which linked then Davao City Mayor Duterte," she said.
Aside from Duterte, Matobato tagged 27 others in his complaint including presidential son and Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte and Philippine National Police chief Dir. Gen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa.
Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Asec. Anna Marie Rafael-Banaag in a statement pointed out that the Ombudsman cannot remove an impeachable official such as the President.
"It is noteworthy to mention that the Ombudsman cannot discipline or remove impeachable officials, which include the President. He enjoys immunity while in office," she said.
"The complaint is nothing but harassment aimed at distracting the Chief Executive from performing his duty," she added.
Self-confessed hitman Edgar Matobato filed a complaint anchored on his activities as an alleged member of the Davao Death Squad that Duterte supposedly established during his time as a mayor of Davao City.
But Banaag said that the Ombudsman already dismissed an earlier investigation on the so-called DDS.
"The Ombudsman already terminated an earlier investigation on the Davao Death Squad case which linked then Davao City Mayor Duterte," she said.
Aside from Duterte, Matobato tagged 27 others in his complaint including presidential son and Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte and Philippine National Police chief Dir. Gen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa.
Source: gmanetwork
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