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Ni ROMEO ALLAN BUTUYAN II
NILINAW ni House Committee on Dangerous Drugs Chairman at Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers na hindi nila agad huhusgahan, partikular kung tama o makatotohanan ang mga isiniwalat ni former Police Col. Eduardo Acierto sa hayang pagdawit kina former President Rodrigo Duterte, Senators Bong Go at Ronald dela Rosa sa illegal drug activities ni Michael Yang.
“The committee had no prior knowledge of what Col. Acierto will disclose. In the spirit of fairness and due process, the committee allowed the appearance in order to get a full picture of the situation and may thus make a proper evaluation of its value,” bungad na sabi ni Barbers.
“The committee will not make any judgment on the narrative of Col. Acierto. We just listened to it, vet it and will weigh its value when we craft the committee report,” wika ng House panel chair.
Ayon kay Barbers, nais ng komite matukoy ang ugnayan ng mga korporasyon na may magkaparehong incorporators sa kumpanya ng Chinese national na si Willie Ong, ang Empire 999 na siyang may-ari ng bodega sa Mexico, Pampanga kung saan nadiskubre ang 560 kilo ng droga noong nakaraang taon.
“Should the committee find any link between and among the incorporators of these various corporations, the apt recommendations will be endorsed to the proper government agencies, through its committee report.”
Ani Barbers, nang lumutang ang pangalan ni Michael Yang, nabanggit din ang pangalan ni Col. Acierto bunsod ng tahasang pagtukoy ng huli sa una bilang isang drug lord, kaya namang ilang miyembro ng kanyang komite ang nag-mosyon para ipatawag nila sa kanilang pagdinig ang dating police officer.
“The House committee on dangerous drugs’ decision to allow Col. Acierto to appear in the hearing is an offshoot of the earlier findings that at least two corporations of which Michael Yang is an incorporator has relations with the Empire 999 corporation which owns the warehouse in Mexico, Pampanga where 560 kg of shabu were delivered upon the instructions of its contacts,” sabi pa ni Barbers.
“A member of the committee inquired during the previous hearings if Col. Acierto may be invited to share what he knows, if any, about Michael Yang’s illegal drug connections and activities in order for the committee to ascertain whether the Michael Yang as incorporator of the two corporations is the same Michael Yang mentioned by Col. Acierto in his Senate testimonies and social media interviews. Upon proper motion, an invitation was extended to Col. Acierto,” dugtong ng Mindanaoan solon.
