Department of Justice Sec. Leila de Lima. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines鈥擩ustice Secretary Leila De Lima on Monday told Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to shut up after the
latter accused her of not doing her job in building a case against suspected smuggling lord David Tan.
Duterte, in his Sunday television program Gikan sa masa, para sa masa, scored De Lima for failing to build a case around Tan.
鈥淭hey have the same address, the same company names, they even have the same lawyers and yet, they鈥檙e not the same?鈥� Duterte asked, based on reports that Tan had been ordered released by the NBI after he showed up at the agency鈥檚 main office in Manila last week to clear his name.
鈥淪top talking and start working,鈥� Duterte said.
De Lima, however, retorted: 鈥淗e wants me to shut up. I think he should be the one to shut up. Everybody is aware that he鈥檚 got a lousy mouth.鈥�
De Lima told reporters that the Department of Justice (DoJ) and the National Bureau of Investigation is doing its job.
鈥淒on鈥檛 worry Mayor Duterte, we are doing our job and we don鈥檛 need a reminder from you鈥 think, our record will speak for itself,鈥� De Lima said, adding that in fact it was the DoJ who has been saying that Davidson Bangayan is David Tan.
鈥淚 do not know where his statement is coming from,鈥� she said.
Meanwhile, De Lima said a shoot to kill order issued by Duterte against smugglers is illegal.
鈥淪hoot to kill order has no place under our Constitution and our system of law,鈥� De Lima said.