副总统萨拉·杜特尔特周五驳斥了最近针对其机密资金的贪污指控，称这是旨在转移洪水控制失败批评的‘钓鱼远征’。她指责批评者制造调查合法性，而其他公共资金滥用却无人问责。
副总统萨拉·杜特尔特回应了12月12日公民和教会领袖向监察专员办公室提交的贪污、贿赂、挪用公款和腐败投诉，指控她滥用来自副总统办公室（OVP）和教育部（DepEd）的6.12亿比索机密资金。
在她的声明中，杜特尔特将这些指控描述为“将他们能制造的任何指控武器化，以为调查创造程序合法性假象”的企图。她将其与去年的众议院委员会调查联系起来，她称那是寻求弹劾理由的钓鱼远征，包括预算签名征集的虚假指控。“这不是为了寻求真相——这是为了掩盖公共金库的贪污，到现在无人被问责，”她说，敦促菲律宾人保持批判。
机密资金问题支撑了此前的众议院弹劾投诉，该投诉于去年7月被最高法院根据一年禁令规则裁定违宪，目前重新考虑动议待决。少数派副领袖莱拉·德利马指出，监察专员调查结果可能支持明年新的弹劾。
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