{"id":54143,"date":"2015-07-03T16:29:19","date_gmt":"2015-07-03T08:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=54143"},"modified":"2015-07-03T16:29:19","modified_gmt":"2015-07-03T08:29:19","slug":"morales-i-am-apolitical-i-do-not-take-sides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/07\/03\/morales-i-am-apolitical-i-do-not-take-sides\/","title":{"rendered":"Morales: ‘I am apolitical, I do not take sides’"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Ombudsman<\/a>
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales in a senate hearing. (Photo from Morales’ Facebook Page)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA — Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales dared his critics to impeach her if she erred in ruling to preventively suspend Makati City Mayor Jejomar Erwin Binay Jr.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou always question me. So if you feel that I am impeachable because I have done wrong, do so. I welcome it. I don\u2019t have to be impeached. I will give my position on a silver platter. I\u2019m really angry,\u201d Morales said in a news conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ombudsman never did anything right,” she said.\u00a0\u201cEvery time I file a case you say it\u2019s politically motivated. I am apolitical. I do not take sides.”<\/p>\n

Morales reacted in a rare public outburst when asked if she was pressured by the Liberal Party to suspend Binay.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe go by the evidence. You cannot be pressured. Otherwise, I have no reason for being here if I allow myself to be pressured by anyone. That is not true,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She added that she could have spared Purisima from dismissal if she was indeed selective.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the best argument against selective justice,\u201d she said. \u201cIf it\u2019s true that allies of the President are not charged, then I should have spared Purisima and sat on his case. But the investigation is finished so what do I do? Wait till doomsday?\u201d<\/p>\n

The Ombudsman released a second preventive suspension order against Binay and 14 officials for their involvement in the construction of the Makati City Science High School Building.<\/p>\n

A suspension order was also released on March 11 for\u00a0Binay’s alleged involvement in the irregularities in the Makati City Hall carpark construction project.<\/p>\n

The Court of Appeals however issued a temporary restraining order on the first suspension order.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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