Mga alalahanin ibinabanggit sa posibleng salungatan ng interes ng mga abogado ng VP

Nagtaas ng alalahanin ang House public accounts panel at si Bicol Saro Rep. Terry Ridon tungkol sa potensyal na salungatan ng interes dahil dalawang miyembro ng legal team ni Vice President Sara Duterte sa impeachment proceedings ay maaaring maging mga saksi sa paghawak ng confidential funds. Sinabi ni Ridon na ang paglahok nina Michael Poa at Reynold Munsayac sa defense panel ay nagdudulot ng seryosong tanong dahil sa kanilang direktang paglahok sa mga isyu ng confidential funds ng Office of the Vice President at Department of Education.

Sa Manila, nagpahayag ng alalahanin ang House public accounts panel at si Rep. Terry Ridon ng Bicol Saro kahapon tungkol sa potensyal na salungatan ng interes sa legal team ni Vice President Sara Duterte sa kasalukuyang impeachment proceedings. Batay sa ulat, dalawang miyembro ng team na ito, sina Michael Poa at Reynold Munsayac, ay maaaring maging mga saksi sa imbestigasyon ng paghawak ng confidential funds.

Ayon kay Ridon sa kanyang pahayag, 'Kung ang mga abogadong ito ay may firsthand knowledge ng mga transaksyon o desisyon na nasa ilalim ng pagsisiyasat, maaari silang kailangang magpatotoo sa ilalim ng panunumpa.' Si Poa ay nagsilbi bilang spokesperson ng Department of Education noong si Duterte ang chief nito, panahon na natanggap ng ahensya ang daan-daang milyong piso sa confidential funds na naging paksa ng congressional scrutiny sa disbursal at liquidation nito. Samantala, si Munsayac ay nagsilbi bilang spokesperson ng Vice President at Assistant Secretary for Procurement ng DepEd.

Ang defense team ni Duterte ay pinamumunuan ni veteran counsel Sigfrid Fortun, na sinusuportahan ng mga associate mula sa Fortun Narvasa and Salazar Law Office. Walang nabanggit na tugon mula sa kampo ni Duterte sa mga alalahaning ito sa ulat.

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