{"id":49358,"date":"2015-05-14T14:15:20","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T06:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=49358"},"modified":"2015-05-14T14:15:20","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T06:15:20","slug":"no-breaching-of-secrecy-law-de-lima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/05\/14\/no-breaching-of-secrecy-law-de-lima\/","title":{"rendered":"No breaching of secrecy law — De Lima"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Justice<\/a>
Justice Sec. Leila De Lima at the Senate hearing on the Mamasapano Clash (Photo courtesy of Sen. Grace Poe’s Facebook page)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA — Commenting on threats of prosecution against the media by the Binay’s camp, Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said the “media has every right to report” the freeze order on the assets of Vice President Jejomar Binay.<\/p>\n

The freeze order was released on assets of Binay, his family and other individuals and companies connected him.<\/p>\n

Binay’s lawyer, Carlo F. Certeza threatened to file a case against \u00a0the media for publishing the freeze order.<\/p>\n

He cited the confidentiality rule under the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001.<\/p>\n

De Lima however said that she sees no violation on the media’s decision to report the freeze order.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Speaking] offhand, I don\u2019t think there is a violation there,\u201d the justice official said.<\/p>\n

She added that the provision that Certeza was referring to was only applicable for entities like the banks and other financial institutions.<\/p>\n

“I looked at the Anti-Money Laundering Act (Republic Act No. 9160), (and) the prohibition in that provision is only for\u2026 entities [like] the banks, financial institutions and insurance companies (reporting) on\u2026 suspicious transactions,\u201d De Lima told reporters in an interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe prohibition is anchored on practical purposes in the sense that\u2026 if the order is yet to be served, the subjects, particularly the respondents, should not know about it because they might do things like withdraw their money and close (their) bank accounts (in the) hope of (putting one) over the court,\u201d she\u00a0explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is clear is that when the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) is investigating internally, it\u2019s confidential. In fact officers and personnel [of the council] are bound by the rule even before [the investigation is conducted]. Sharing information is not allowed. At that stage, there is a confidentiality rule,\u201d\u00a0she added.<\/p>\n

She also said that after the freeze order has been issued, the media is no longer prohibited to report it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think the prohibition applies to reporting by media\u2026 especially (if there is a) freeze order. I think media has the right to report developments in the case. I\u2019m not aware of any gag order issued,\u201d De Lima said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMedia has every right to report\u2026 I think jurisprudence is replete with [rulings] recognizing the right of the media to report on cases like that,\u201d the justice official said.<\/p>\n

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