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Ni ROMEO ALLAN BUTUYAN II
MAY isang mataas na opisyal sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang nagbukas ng 14 offshore accounts kung saan di umano idineposito ang hindi bababa sa P120-milyong kotong mula sa South Korean automated election system provider na Miru Systems Co. Ltd.
Para kay SAGIP Partylist Rep. Rodante Marcoleta, isang malinaw na katiwalian ang aniya’y panibagong milagro sa bisa ng mandatong kalakip ng pwesto.
Hirit ni Marcoleta, kanselahin ang P18-billion Comelec-Miru deal.
“The flurry of irregularities surrounding the Comelec-Miru deal to collect and count votes in the 2025 midterm elections, are more than enough reasons to scrap the record P18-billion contract — which the Supreme Court had ruled as void and non-existent — for the country’s automated polls,” pahayag ni Marcoleta.
“Several offshore bank accounts were allegedly opened under the name of a Comelec official. These bank accounts were opened from the time the official assumed office up to as recent as the end of 2023,” pagbubunyag naman ng partylist solon.
Batay aniya sa mga nakalap niyang dokumento, hindi bababa sa 14 na offshore bank accounts Cayman Islands sa Caribbean, gayundin sa China, Hong Kong, North America at Singapore, ang nasa pangalan ng naturang Comelec official.
“This Comelec official holds in various denominations, money totaling $15.2 million or almost P1 billion. This official had a total of 49 offshore bank accounts across 18 global banks,” ani Marcoleta.
“To the Comelec official who owns these bank accounts — you know who you are — let me ask these questions directly: How many bank accounts does a person need, more so a government official? Mr. Comelec official, do you actually have billions that you need all these offshore accounts to move money around?” patutsada ng naturang kongresista.
Ayon kay Marcoleta, sa panahong kailangan pagpasyahan ng Comelec ang mga mahahalagang bagay tungkol sa bidding para sa automated election system para sa nakatakdang 2025 midterm polls, ilang kaduda-dudang transaksyon, na kinapapalooban ng mga malaking halaga ng pera ang dineposito ng di pinangalanang opisyal.
“What makes these transactions questionable is that these alleged transactions, according to our sources, are actually deposits made to these accounts directly emanating from South Korean bank accounts, with the depositors being individuals affiliated with Miru,” sabi pa ni Marcoleta.
“These transaction dates are not random. If we were to trace the timeline of these alleged deposits — with an estimated value that roughly added up to at least $2.1 million or more than P120 million — we could see that they actually coincide with pivotal events or declarations that has to do with the irregularities that have been happening in the past year or so regarding the procurement of the AES from Miru and its local partners,” dagdag niya.
Tahasang sinabi ni Marcoleta na naniniwala siyang mayroong pananagutan sa mamamayan ang isiniwalat Comelec official at hinamon niya itong lumantad at sagutin ang mga naturang alegasyon.
“Mr. Comelec official, your integrity and the integrity of the very institution you serve is now in question, and it is a matter of national interest that we hear from you,” mariing pahayag ng kongresista.
