Trillanes warns SC Justices re any plot to oust Sereno

Trillanes warns SC Justices re any plot to oust Sereno




Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV makes his two cents known not only to the public but also to the other  Justices of the Supreme Court.

The senator who is known as one of the fiercest critic of not only President Rodrigo Roa Duterte but his family as well, weighs in the issue regarding the embattled Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno who is currently facing an impeachment complaint in the House of Representatives.

Trillanes warns the other justices who are reportedly wanted the Sereno ousted as the top magistrate that they themselves can be also impeached.   *
Senator Trillanes and Justice Leonen of the Supreme Court (photo credit to ownwer)

The office of the senator in a prepared statement said that it would be unconstitutional to remove Sereno through a process other than impeachment.

Doing so would be a brazen usurpation of the exclusive power of Congress under the Constitution, he said.

“In view of certain reports that certain Supreme Court justices, headed by Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, are maneuvering to force the unconstitutional removal of Chief Justice Sereno, may I remind these justices that any unconstitutional act they commit now, can be used as a ground for impeachment against them later on under a different administration,”  Senator Trillanes said

 “Any attempt to remove the Chief Justice through a process other than impeachment is unconstitutional. It will be a brazen usurpation of the exclusive power of Congress under the Constitution,” Trillanes said in a statement.

Trillanes said he issued the statement following reports that certain Supreme Court (SC) justices, “headed by Associate Justice Marvic Leonen … were maneuvering to force the unconstitutional removal” of Sereno, who is being subjected to the impeachment process for alleged dishonesty for not filing her statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN).

 “May I remind these justices that any unconstitutional act they commit now, can be used as a ground for impeachment against them later on under a different administration,” stressed Trillanes, who has been criticizing President Rodrigo Duterte for alleged dishonesty in his SALN in relation to the Chief Executive’s alleged ill-gotten wealth.  The senator has been urging Duterte to resign despite the President being an impeachable official.  *

“For those who are retired by then, these acts can and will be used as basis for graft cases,” he added.


Report from PDI

 

 

 




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