Sen. Alan Cayetano on Tuesday slammed
Vice President Jejomar Binay and his family for acting like untouchable
government officials.
In an interview with ANC's Headstart,
Cayetano criticized Binay for believing that he has immunity from investigation
and lawsuit because he is the vice president.
Cayetano also expressed fear that Binay
will jail all those investigating him if he becomes president in 2016.
"At the evidence right now, he'll
be worse than GMA. Ngayon pa lang, hindi pa siya presidente... ni ayaw
magpaimbestiga," Cayetano told program host Karen Davila.
Cayetano said the Senate Blue Ribbon
Sub-committee investigating Binay would recommend charges against him if he
fails to present evidence and refute the corruption allegations.
He believes that Binay can be
investigated by the Department of Justice and be charged.
"He can be sued, tried and
convicted even without an impeachment," Cayetano said
Cayetano, Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV and
former Makati Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado have accused Binay of pocketing public
funds as kickbacks from various projects in Makati including an allegedly
overpriced parking building.
Binay is also allegedly the real owner
of a 350-hectare agricultural estate in Rosario, Batangas, which has become the
subject of the Senate probe.
Although he has yet to face the Senate,
Binay has denied all allegations and criticized the Blue Ribbon Sub-committee
probe for being "politically motivated."
Last week, Binay said those
investigating him at the Senate are threatened by his presidential bid because they may be held liable for their own offenses if he wins in 2016.
"Those investigating me are simply
there because as they admitted they do not want me to even launch a
presidential campaign, obviously fearing that should the people support me they
would be made accountable for their misdeeds and abuse of power," Binay
said.
Binay has also criticized the Aquino
administration's "selective justice" and the Department of Justice
(DOJ) for initiating an investigation on him.
"The DOJ clearly has no
jurisdiction to conduct an investigation over any impeachable official. That
power belongs exclusively to the Ombudsman," Binay said in a previous statement.
He said Justice Secretary Leila De
Lima, who belongs to the executive department, cannot investigate her
superiors, the president and the vice president.
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