Philippines Senator Franklin Drilon Must Not Inhibit
Senator Franklin Drilon has stood firm on his stand not to inhibit as judge in the ongoing impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona despite motion from defense panel for the senator-judge’s inhibition.
”I will not inhibit. There is no basis for the request for my inhibition,” Drilon said in an interview after the impeachment trial adjourned on Thursday.
In a 15-page motion to inhibit, the defense counsels led by former Justice Serafin Cuevas asked the impeachment court to disqualify Drilon as senator-judge for “showing partiality in favor of the prosecution” during last week’s trial.
The defense counsels said they noticed during the January 17 hearing that Drilon “cross-examine(d) and badger(ed) Supreme Court Clerk of Court Enriqueta-Esguerra Vidal in the guest of clarificatory questions.”
Drilon explained that he was just asking Vidal why she did not bring the SALN (statement of assets, liabilities and net worth) of the Chief Justice when in fact it was included in the subpoena issued to her.
”When I asked her that question, she said she has the SALN of the Chief Justice with her,” Drilon explained.
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