BAYAN ASSERTS THE CALL FOR JUSTICE AND ACCOUNTABILITY AMID THE DESPERATE ACTIONS OF THE DUTERTES
Rodrigo and Sara Duterte should be held liable for their crimes against the people amid their desperate diversionary tactics to evade justice.
Rodrigo Duterte must face prosecution for the grave human rights violations under his presidency. The Marcos Jr government should allow the International Criminal Court to conduct its work in the country and cooperate by sharing relevant information and evidence in the ongoing investigation.
Sara Duterte has to be made accountable for the anomalous use of confidential funds in 2022 and 2023. There’s enough basis to file an impeachment complaint against her and plunder charges for squandering the people’s money. Congress should require her to account for the illegal disbursement of funds and reject the proposal of some Senators to restore the full budget of her office.
In the past week, the Dutertes maliciously tried to divert attention by making sensational statements and staging dramatic public stunts. Their ploy backfired and failed to garner public support. They merely exposed their self-serving agenda and their criminal refusal to face accountability.
The political bickering among the Marcos and Duterte camps should not delay the pursuit of justice. The ICC warrant of arrest should be immediately served against Rodrigo Duterte, while criminal charges must be filed against Tokhang generals and high-ranking officials implicated in extrajudicial killings. Meanwhile, Sara Duterte’s impeachment is an important step in fighting the entrenched impunity when it comes to the systematic looting of public funds.
The intensifying clash within the ruling elite highlights the bankrupt character of politics dominated by corrupt dynasties and oligarchs. The greedy maneuver for monopolizing power and accumulating wealth reflects the persistence of bureaucrat capitalism.
Bayan enjoins the people to assert the clamor for justice and accountability amid the infighting of the Marcos and Duterte factions. As we call for the prosecution of Rodrigo Duterte and the impeachment of Sara Duterte, the Marcos government deserves equal condemnation for its grave human rights abuses and its role in enabling rampant corruption in the bureaucracy. In fact, Marcos Jr is liable for continuing the brutal anti-people programs of his predecessor; while his family thrives on ill-gotten wealth.
Bayan calls on all Filipinos to remain steadfast in rejecting the rule of corrupt dynasties and tyrants as we carry on the struggle for real freedom and democracy in our country.
#DutertePanagutin #ImpeachSaraDuterte
0 Comments