MANILA, Philippines – Malinaw na magkakaroon na ng conflict of interest kung magsasagawa si Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa ng Senate inquiry hinghil sa drug war sa ilalim ng Duterte administration.
Ito ang iginiit ni Laguna Rep. Dan Fernandez, co-chairman ng House Quad Committee, aniya, si Dela Rosa ay may mahalagang papel na ginampanan sa Duterte war on drugs campaign dahil siya ang naging hepe ng Philippine National Police (PNP) ng ipatupad ito.
“Delicadeza na lang sana ang pairalin ni Sen. Bato. For me it is highly inappropriate for him, the chief enforcer of the drug war, to lead a probe into the very operations he designed and implemented,” ayon kay Fernandez.
“As the architect of the war on drugs, Sen. Bato would be practically investigating himself. This undermines the integrity and objectivity of any findings that may result from this investigation,” dagdag pa nitom
Una na dim.sinabi ni Manila Rep. Bienvenido “Benny” Abante Jr., co-chair ng House Quad Comm, ang kanyang pagdududa sa kakayahan ni dela Rosa na magsagawa ng patas na imbestigasyon.
Aniya, maaaring makompromiso ang integridad ng sinasabing Senate probe.
“I would think that he (Dela Rosa) would be more biased than actually balanced in that hearing,” ani Abante
“An inquiry into the extrajudicial killings must be impartial, transparent and independent. Sen. Bato will have none of that since he is part of the personalities being investigated. This Senate investigation risks becoming a whitewash if its leadership is not changed,” pagtatapos pa nito. Gail Mendoza
