LAOAG CITY -- Two disqualification cases were
filed the Wednesday against Ilocos Sur congressional bet Ronald Singson before
the Commission on Elections.
In a petition, lawyer
Bertrand Baterina, Singson’s rival in the May 13 polls, said under Section 12
of the Omnibus Election Code, the former lawmaker is not qualified to seek a
congressional seat because of his conviction for drug trafficking in Hong Kong
in February 2011.
Baterina, who is
running under the Liberal Party, said Singson should be barred from seeking an
elective post within five years “from the service of sentence on or about
January 2012 or until January 2017.”
“The crime of drug
trafficking is a crime involving moral turpitude which, under Section 12 of the
Omnibus Election Code, provides that a person convicted by final judgment of a
crime involving moral turpitude is disqualified as a candidate or to hold a
public office,” he added.
Singson was dropped
from the roster of the incumbent House of Representatives following his
conviction in Hong Kong.
In the second
disqualification case, Baterina accused Singson of violating Republic Act 7166
or the law on synchronized national and local elections concerning the use of
police security by candidates.
Last April 20, he said
a police patrol vehicle of Vigan City filled with armed Special Weapon and
Tactics personnel allegedly served as back-up vehicle of Singson’s convoy.
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