VP Binay won’t be cowed by Palace’s ‘harassments’—lawyer

Vice President  Jejomar Binay  will not be cowed by  Malacanang’s  “harassments” against him and his family as shown by the latest   issuance of suspension order against his son and Makati Mayor  Junjun Binay, his spokesman  said on Monday.

Lawyer  Rico Quicho, Binay’s spokesman for political concerns,  noted that the suspension order against  the mayor  came  immediately after the  Vice President  resigned  from President Benigno Aquino III’s Cabinet.

“In a swift and deliberate reply to the resignation of Vice President Jejomar C. Binay, a suspension order was issued anew against Mayor Junjun Binay by the Office of the Ombudsman,”  Quicho said in a statement.

READ: Ombudsman issues 2nd suspension order vs Mayor Binay

“This precipitate and unduly harsh action demonstrates the undue haste and priority given to investigations against the Vice President and his family, while pussyfooting on the anomalies perpetrated by Liberal Party and administration allies,” he said.

But the Vice President, he said,  will not be cowed by this “act of harassment” from Malacañang.

“In a level playing field, all these specious and baseless allegations will be dismissed but the field is stacked against perceived political opponents. We do not expect a modicum of fairness from this administration,”  Quicho said.

“We expect more retaliatory and oppressive maneuvers against the Vice President and his family. This is but part of their conspiracy to deny the people the competent and compassionate governance which the Vice President intends to share to the people.”

“And this is part of their nefarious scheme to ensure that members of the administration who committed serious anomalies will be given a get-out-of-jail pass by the present leadership,” the spokesman added.

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