{"id":149408,"date":"2018-01-29T01:58:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T06:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=149408"},"modified":"2018-01-29T01:58:00","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T06:58:00","slug":"palace-suspends-deputy-ombudsman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/01\/29\/palace-suspends-deputy-ombudsman\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace suspends deputy Ombudsman"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. ( YANCY LIM\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Malaca\u00f1ang said that Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang has been charged and suspended for 90 days.<\/p>\n

In a press briefing on Monday, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, Jr. said that the Office of the Executive Secretary (OES) has formally charged Carandang with \u201cgrave misconduct\u201d and \u201cgrave dishonesty\u201d for disclosing alleged bank account transactions of the President and his family, without authorization.<\/p>\n

These are in violation of Section 3e of Republic Act 3019 or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have found probable cause to charge him and he\u2019s now made to answer in 10 days,\u201d Roque further said.<\/p>\n

The Palace\u2019s 90-days preventive suspension is \u201ceffectively immediately upon receipt of this letter,\u201d Roque read in the said letter.<\/p>\n

Because the Office of the Ombudsman is independent, Roque was asked if the Executive branch had jurisdiction over Carandang. He said that only the Ombudsman is impeachable and that the Deputy Ombudsmen are “subject to removal by the President.\u201d<\/p>\n

On September 27 last year, Carandang made the announcement that the Office of the Ombudsman started its probe on President Rodrigo Duterte and his family, after his staunch critic Senator Antonio Trillanes IV filed a complaint.<\/p>\n

The Senator\u2019s complaint, according to him, was based on records released by the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC).<\/p>\n

Carandang then claimed that the Office of the Ombudsman has the bank records of former Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte, Sebastian \u201cBaste\u201d Duterte,\u201d and the President\u2019s joint accounts with his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte \u2013 which according to him were all similar to the documents that Trillanes exposed.<\/p>\n

However, AMLC denied releasing any information.<\/p>\n

For the Presidential spokesperson, this was enough to negate the documents\u2019 authentication, thus it should not have been exposed to the public.<\/p>\n

As of writing, Carandang has yet to make a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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