ni Lolet Abania | October 30, 2020
Bibigyan ng Malacañang si Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Sec. Teodoro Locsin Jr. ng 15-araw para magkaroon ng report sa isasagawang imbestigasyon kay Philippine Ambassador to Brazil Marichu Mauro na nahuli sa video na nagmamaltrato ng kanyang kasambahay.
"I received Presidential Directive no. 2020-196 directing the DFA to investigate the alleged abusive conduct of the Philippine Ambassador to Brazil. We have 15 days to report to the Presidential Management Staff. It starts NOW," post ni Locsin sa kanyang Twitter.
Pangungunahan nina Consul General to Sydney Ezzedin Tago, Chief of Mission I Jaime Ledda, Narciso Castañeda BAC, at Atty. Ihna Alyssa Marie Santos, FSO IV, HRMO ang nabuong DFA fact-finding team upang imbestigahan ang ginawang ito ng nasabing ambassador.
Gayundin, magkakaroon ng administrative proceedings laban kay Mauro na nasimulan na matapos ang inihaing show cause order ng ahensiya, ayon kay Locsin.
"If there's prima facie case, I issue a Formal Charge prepared by OTLA," sabi ni Locsin sa Office of Treaties and Legal Affairs ng DFA. Ayon kay Locsin, kasabay ng presidential approval, binuo ang hearing panel na magsusumite ng lahat ng report sa Board of Foreign Service Administration (BFSA).
Ang BFSA naman ang magbibigay ng rekomendasyon kay Locsin. Dagdag ni Locsin, ang final recommendation ay manggagaling sa kanya na agad niyang isusumite kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.
“The department's response against Mauro will be severe to the fullest extent of the law,” sabi ni Locsin. Matatandaang ang insidente ng physical abuse na ginawa ni Ambassador Mauro sa kanyang mga kasambahay ay napanood sa CCTV footage na ipinalabas ng isang Brazilian news company kamakailan.
"We will be firm in meting out the appropriate sanctions and administrative or criminal charges on Ambassador Mauro if the results of the DFA's investigation will demand as such," sabi pa ni Locsin. “We would ensure that matters like these will never be tolerated.”
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