The word war between Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno and President Rodrigo Duterte continues as the latter slammed the top magistrate anew, now calling her \u201cignorant\u201d and \u201cdumb.”<\/p>\n
The president said it was just right for him to criticize Sereno because her laws are “stupid.”<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know why I castigated you in public? Because you are ignorant. There was a time we were in the thick of the campaign and you told the public \u2018do not submit yourself to an arrest unless there is a warrant for your arrest\u2019 I said I am not going to follow that Madame Justice because your law is stupid,\u201d Duterte said, addressing Sereno upon his arrival in Davao City after his trip to China for the Boao Forum.<\/p>\n
Duterte was pertaining to an event in 2016 when Sereno told judges included in the roster of drug suspects not to surrender to cops unless a warrant of arrest is presented. This was a \u201cdumb law\u201d, according to Duterte, because \u201ceven an ordinary flunker of law\u201d knows that \u201cthere are instances where the military and police and persons in authority and civilians for that matter without a connection in the government can make an arrest, citizen\u2019s arrest.\u201d<\/p>\n
Such statements from Sereno only proves why she should be ousted, Duterte said, adding that her stay has been way too long for a “stupid” chief justice.<\/p>\n
These remarks were Duterte’s response to Sereno questioning why Solicitor General Jose Calida filed a quo warranto petition against her if Duterte didn’t have a hand in her impeachment proceedings.<\/p>\n
Duterte had also\u00a0declared in public that he is now officially an enemy of Sereno.<\/p>\n
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