| In new SC petition, group cites more cause to scrap ZTE deal |
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| Thursday, 27 September 2007 22:43 | |||
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The Lawyers and Advocates for Transparency, Integrity and Good Governance (Latigo) said it will file at 2 p.m. a two-pronged petition that will invoke the Supreme Court’s “judicial supremacy" to examine the ZTE contract while asking the High Court to prevent the implementation and nullify the deal. In a telephone interview with GMANews.TV, Atty. Gal Angeles, the group’s counsel and spokesman, said this is a comprehensive petition which includes elements that were tackled during the Senate hearings on the ZTE contract. Angeles noted that the group’s petition supports earlier pleadings opposing the controversial contract, but said Latigo's petition cites more grounds for the cancellation of the contract including violations of the Constitutional provision on the use of treasury funds and the Official Development Assistance (ODA) Law. “This is a comprehensive petition, as we have included the elements that we have heard during the hearings (on the ZTE contract). We have included other bases for the nullification including the ODA Law, and the Constitutional provision which requires an appropriation law for the use of funds from the government’s treasury," Angeles said. “Basically, we are invoking the Supreme Court’s judicial supremacy to look into the legality of the DOTC-ZTE contract. We are also asking the SC to prohibit the implementation and the nullification of then contract," he added. On September 11, SC issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the implementation of the ZTE contract based on the petitions of Iloilo Vice-Governor Rolex Suplico and Amsterdam Holdings, Inc. In response to this order, ZTE lawyers on Thursday filed an urgent omnibus motion before the SC to ask the High Court to lift the TRO, as they questioned Suplico’s legal personality in filing for the deal’s nullification. ZTE lawyers also said Suplico failed to prove his claim that the deal would bring grave injustice and irreparable injury to the Filipino people. - GMANews.TV
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