Rushing to arrest senators? ‘No right or wrong’ in enforcement – Remulla

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla maintained that there was “no right or wrong” in enforcing warrants to arrest lawmakers. On Monday, the Sandiganbayan ordered law enforcement to arrest Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and four others over plunder complaints in connection with the flood control scandal. In a press briefing in Camp Crame, Remulla was pressed on comments that the government was rushing to arrest senators, which he answered: “There is no right or wrong answer in this. As soon as I got the warrant, I acted on it. The actual warrant arrived [at] my possession at 2:45 [p.m.]. And […]... Keep on reading: Rushing to arrest senators? ‘No right or wrong’ in enforcement – Remulla