FINAL REPORT - Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism

ibig sabihin kailangang huwag nating paghaluin ang katotohanan
at kasinungalingan, kailangang manaig ang katotohanan.
Additional to it, yun ngang sinabi ko when I came here noong
2004 na because I tried to fight for truth on July 7 on regards to
the 2004 elections. I asked myself if I am going… I ask myself
“Ano ba talaga ang mahalaga sa iyo?”, yung magkaroon ka,
halimbawa… you get the mandate of the people…. Kasi mga
kamag-anak ko, everybody was convincing me na “Huwag mo
na iyang gawin kasi nagsusuicide ka”. Sabi ko, I have to do
this kasi I prefer na ang magagalit sa akin or even the
President, but I will not… di ko makakayanan ang Allah, God
will be mad.
ATTY. COLMENARES: Last question, Mr. Witness, mayroon bang nagoffer
sa iyo ng bribery or posisyon o pera para hindi mo gawin
ang pag-expose ng electoral fraud sa Lanao del Sur?
MR. DALIDIG: I think kahit hindi ko na sabihin, kayo mismo
masasabi ninyo na itong mga ebidensyang nasa akin. Kung
halimbawa talagang I prefer personal interest na magkaroon
ng malaking job, talagang mayroon ako ngayon, I might be
Undersecretary and have millions of money. Dahil talagang
nandyan yan, from left to right kung sinu-sino nagnenegotiate
na “Hadji Abdullah, why not stop this and you will get
anything.” I was even told that just step on the door of
Malacañang and they will give whatever you want. Ito rin ang
mga sinasabi ng mga taong nag-aagaw sa akin. (emphasis
supplied)
Thereafter, Hajji Dalidig reiterated and amplified on his above statements before
the Senate, under oath, on two separate occasions, on November 17, 2005 and on
December 8, 2005. We reproduce some excerpts as follows:
-- re his having kept the Namfrel copies of
election returns as evidence of massive
cheating because Namfrel ignored his reports
“I officially reported this matter to higher-ups, - he is there – Joe
Concepcion of NAMFREL, but was ignored and they made public
statements that the election were free of fraud and cheating and this
prompted me to desist from turning over to NAMFREL national
office the voluminous ERs that could prove beyond any doubt that
there was massive cheating in Lanao del Sur, which is with me right
now.” (tsn, Senate Committee on National Defense and Security,
November 17, 2005; emphasis supplied)
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