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FOR his arrest by authorities, former assemblyman Homobono Adaza
filed criminal and administrative charges before the Office of the
Ombudsman against the officials of the Philippine National Police
and the Department of Justice.
In a complaint-affidavit, Adaza filed the
criminal charges of violation of the Republic Act 3019, or the
Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, and RA 4200, or the
Anti-Wiretapping Act, and for arbitrary detention, and delay of
detained persons to proper judicial authorities of the Revised Penal
Code.
As to the administrative charges, Adaza cited
violation of RA 6713, or the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards
for Public Officials and Employees. Among those named respondents
were National police chief Director-General Avelino Razon; lawyer
Raymond Fortun; and state prosecutors Emmanuel Velasco, Diosdado
Solidum and Rosa Elmina Villarin.
Adaza said the respondents committed an abuse of
authority, contending his arrest was illegal since the national
police just relied in the affidavit of Fortun, who accused him of
the crime of “proposal to commit coup d’etat.”
Adaza, who is a human rights lawyer and
representing the Magdalo soldiers, prayed before the Ombudsman to
conduct an immediate investigation against the respondents and file
the necessary charges against them before the Sandiganbayan.
Adaza said that there is no truth to the
allegations of Fortun that they were planning to extort $4 million
from the latter’s client, Japanese Motonori Sakuma, to finance a
coup against the Arroyo government.
Razon on Wednesday played down the string of
counter-charges filed against him by Adaza.
The national police chief described Adaza’s
move as “mere harassment,” and that such “comes with the
job.”
Arrested with Adaza were Lt. Col. Oscarlito
Mapalo, retired Cols. Cesar dela Peña and Ernie Amboy and Police
Supt. Rafael Cardeño.
-- Jomar Canlas with Maricel V. Cruz
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