Welcome umano kay Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente ang pag-aresto mismo ng National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) sa kanilang dalawang opisyal na sangkot sa bribery at extortion dahil sa pastillas scheme.
Sinabi ni Morete, ang pagkakaaresto sa magkapatid na sina Atty. Joshua Paul Capiral at Christopher Capiral ay bilang resulta ng kanilang dati nang request na tumulong ang NBI sa pag-iimbestiga sa mga umano’y alegasyon ng korupsiyon sa kanilang hanay.
“We welcome the entrapment of the NBI on their employee who was allegedly fixing cases of those involved in the pastillas scheme. This is a result of our previous request for NBI assistance in investigating allegations of corruption in our ranks,” ani Morente.
Kung maalala ngayong buwan, inirekomenda na ng NBI ang pagsasampa ng kaso sa 19 immigration personnel na masuspindi at masampahan ng kaso sa Office of the Ombudsman dahil sa paglabag sa Republic Act No. 3019 o Anti Graft Law.
“We will continue to pursue our campaign against BI personnel engaged in corrupt activities in coordination with NBI and other law enforcement agencies in support of President Duterte’s desire to cleanse the agency. Rogue employees that are involved in corruption only smear the name of the Bureau, and should face harsh penalties,” ani Morente.
Samatala, sinabi naman ni Morente na patuloy ang kanilang pakikipag-ugnayan sa Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equalit maging sa Department of Justice (DoJ) para mapabilis ang imbestigasyon sa sinasabing pastillas scheme.
“We have submitted the documents and information requested for the investigation. We are working with those involved in the investigation as we are really serious in our goal of cleansing our ranks,” wika ni Morente.
Ngayong araw ay nagsagawa ulit ang Senate Committee ng isa pang hearing sa pastillas scheme.
Dumalo sa pagdinig si dating Justice Sec. Vitaliano Aguirre na isinasangkot din sa naturang modus.
“We also support the recommendations of the committee on the reorganization of the Bureau and the suspension of those involved. In fact, we have already relieved the names that were mentioned in the hearing, as well as implemented a system-wide reorganization. We implemented a total revamp of our airport personnel, all terminal heads, and all Travel Control and Enforcement heads earlier this year. I have likewise recommended the immediate relief of the sitting Chief of the Port Operations Division, pending the resolution of the investigation,” dagdag pa ni Morente.
