La Corte Suprema rechaza solicitud para preservar informe del Senado

La Corte Suprema denegó una orden de restricción temporal solicitada por tres abogados para preservar todas las versiones de un informe del comité de cinta azul (blue ribbon panel) del Senado sobre un escándalo de control de inundaciones que involucra a legisladores.

En una resolución de dos páginas emitida el 29 de abril y hecha pública el viernes, el alto tribunal rechazó la solicitud de una orden de restricción temporal y una orden de status quo ante. La petición de mandamus y certiorari, presentada el 2 de marzo por los abogados Eldridge Marvin Aceron, Sikini Labastilla y Purificacion Bartolome-Bernabe, permanece pendiente sin que se le haya dado curso.

El tribunal ordenó al senador Panfilo Lacson, presidente del comité de cinta azul, junto con los senadores Juan Miguel Zubiri, JV Ejercito y Sherwin Gatchalian, que presenten comentarios sobre la petición en un plazo de 15 días. Aceron acogió con satisfacción el fallo, señalando que permite exponer argumentos ante el pleno (en banc) sobre si los borradores legislativos pueden seguir siendo privilegiados tras su divulgación pública por parte del presidente.

El borrador del informe del comité había recomendado presentar cargos por saqueo y otros delitos penales contra los senadores Jinggoy Estrada, Joel Villanueva y Francis Escudero. Dichos senadores han negado las acusaciones. Posteriormente, Zubiri, Ejercito y Gatchalian retiraron sus firmas del borrador para revisar la versión final.

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