Ombudsman junks harrassment case
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Vindicated
THE OFFICE of the Ombudsman-Visayas has dismissed the harrassment case filed Zoilo Dejaresco III and the Bohol Chronicle against Tagbilaran City Mayor Dan Neri Lim.
Lim yesterday said he felt vindicated by the Ombudsman resolution but at the same time, the mayor said he is sad because it came at a time when former treasurer Visitacion Acero, his co-respondent in the case, is no longer around to see it.
“It is a mixed feeling but we have to count our blessings,” the mayor declared.
Lim said all along he knew the harassment case had no ground to stand on but had no choice except to endure it.
“While the case was pending, we had to endure all the vicious attack and the worst from those who think they have a license to malign public officials,” he added.
The mayor said he felt particularly bad for Acero who died with a heavy heart owing to the non-stop attacks on her person from the Bohol Chronicle and DYRD.
“If you look at it, Vising Acero was never accused of stealing from the coffers of the government, was never known to take advantage of her subordinates, never took advantage of her position but she was not spared of the malicious attacks,” he added.
The mayor said that while other people amassed millions from business ventures that received preferential treatment from people in government, Acero returned humbly to private life after her stint as city treasurer.
“The only sin which she committed was sending a letter to Bingo Dejaresco who thinks he is untouchable and above the law,” Lim added.
The mayor said that stripped of the self-righteous and self-glorifying language of the complaint, it failed to prove that there was abuse of discretion on the part of the respondent.
