{"id":165890,"date":"2018-06-02T04:08:34","date_gmt":"2018-06-02T08:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=165890"},"modified":"2018-06-02T04:08:34","modified_gmt":"2018-06-02T08:08:34","slug":"un-rapporteur-misinformed-on-sereno-ouster-roque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/06\/02\/un-rapporteur-misinformed-on-sereno-ouster-roque\/","title":{"rendered":"UN rapporteur \u2018misinformed\u2019 on Sereno ouster: Roque"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Malaca\u00f1ang on Friday said United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Diego Garcia-Sayan has been misinformed when he reportedly said judicial independence in the Philippines is under threat. (Photo By Fabio Rodrigues Pozzebom \/ Ag\u00eancia Brasil, CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang on Friday said United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Diego Garcia-Sayan has been misinformed when he reportedly said judicial independence in the Philippines is under threat.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe find it unfortunate that Mr. Diego Garcia-Sayan has been misinformed on the case surrounding the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines,\u201d Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a press statement.<\/p>\n

Roque reiterated that President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s \u201cdislike\u201d of former chief justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno is not an attack on the judiciary or an affront to judicial independence.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a reaction to the allegations made by former CJ Sereno against the Chief Executive in many public fora saying the latter is behind her impeachment\/quo warranto petition,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Voting 8-6, the Supreme Court (SC) granted on May 11 the quo warranto petition filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida against Sereno.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe High Court granted the quo warranto petition against the ex-CJ after allowing the oral arguments, which found the former top magistrate disqualified for the position,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

He said Malaca\u00f1ang recognizes the SC\u2019s independence and respects the separation of powers among the three branches of government.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is ex-CJ Sereno\u2019s colleagues, associate justices known for their independence and unassailable integrity, who voted for her to be ousted,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He said some of these justices, appointed by two previous administrations, have actually testified against Sereno in a House of Representatives hearing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was also her peers who asked the ex-CJ to go on indefinite leave to protect the integrity and reputation of the court after it became clear that the she failed to file some of her annual Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is therefore obvious that former Chief Justice Sereno created her own problems and was removed by her colleagues in the Supreme Court,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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