Lawyer Lorenzo Gadon should be the one arrested for making perjurious statements and pressuring the Congress to violate the chief magistrate’s rights, Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno’s camp said on Tuesday. Gadon cannot brush aside our fundamental laws,” Lawyer Josa Deinla, one of Sereno’s spokespersons, said in a statement on Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENTLast Monday, Gadon said he would ask the House of Representatives to subpoena Sereno to compel her to appear before the House justice committee. “If there are justices who could appear, what is the reason for a Chief Justice not to appear?” Gadon said. The House justice committee, chaired by Oriental Mindoro Rep. Reynaldo Umali, has held seven hearings to determine whether there is probable cause to pursue the impeachment against Sereno.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 19, 2017 07:41 UTC