Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) refused to reveal whether it will investigate Vice President Jejomar Binay’s bank accounts.
The opposition presidential bet signed a waiver Monday (March 21), allowing the AMLC to open his and his family’s bank accounts.
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Binay said the AMLC could freely scrutinize his accounts even if other candidates will not follow his lead.
AMLC Secretariat Executive Director Julia Bacay-Abad said she cannot discuss if and when they will start probing Binay’s accounts.
Abad added that they have to stay quiet before taking any appropriate action against any person under investigation.
“That’s related to another case which i will not also answer… The moment you hear somebody from AMLC talking and discussing cases then that would be the end of his job,” said Abad.
“I am not evading you, I’m just doing my job of keeping everything confidential before we could take appropriate action against any person subject of our investigation.”
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