Former Sen. Leila de Lima Speaks on Impeachment Complaint vs. VP Sara Duterte
LEILA DE LIMA – The former Senator denied taking revenge as the spokesperson of the complainants behind the Vice President Sara Duterte impeachment complaint.
Countless Filipinos were surprised when an impeachment complaint was filed against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. There were 16 complainants behind the said complaint.
One of the signatories in the impeachment complaint against Vice pres. Sara Duterte is Ninoy Aquino’s grandson Kiko Aquino Dee. According to Kiko, he is quite unsatisfied with how the spending of the budget of the offices led by Duterte was discussed.
Among the signatories in the impeachment complaint against Vice Pres. Duterte were Randy Delos Santos, Fr. Flaviano Villanueva, Teresita Quintos Deles, and Fr. Robert Reyes. The spokesperson of the group is former Senator Leila de Lima.
The former Senator who is a staunch critic of the Duterte administration’s war on drugs said that it is the “right time” to file an impeachment complaint against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. According to her, it is only this time that a public official acted like this.
“Feeling untouchable, mas mataas siya sa batas, kayang-kaya niya to make any kind of threats and any kind of mga tantrums na verging on a criminal behavior,” the former Senator said based on a report on ABS-CBN News.
Being the spokesperson of the complainants behind the impeachment complaint filed against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte, former Sen. Leila de Lima clarified that she is not doing it to take a revenge against the Duterte family. She was imprisoned under the Duterte administration but the drug charges were all dismissed. after over six years.
“Wala akong balak maghiganti. Wala ‘yan sa karakter ko. Siguro inaano nila ‘yung tungkol sa mga kaso ko. Dati ko naman na sinasabi na may balak din ‘yung mga abogado ko na magsampa ng mga kaso against Mr. Duterte and sa kaniyang mga enablers and sa kaniyang mga inutusan noon para i-fabricate ‘yung mga kaso against me,” the former Senator said.
Former Sen. Leila de Lima stressed that she is doing it for the sake of justice as she is also seeking justice for what was done to her. Based on the report, she stressed that the complainants’ group deserve her support as they are allegedly doing the right thing.
Pres. Bongbong Marcos previously admitted that he disagrees with filing an impeachment complaint against Vice Pres. Sara Duterte amid their feud. Recently, Malacañang released a statement on the impeachment complaint filed against Duterte.