SEN. Rodolfo Biazon suggested Wednesday that the Senate electoral reform committee investigate allegations that members of the Special Action Force of the Philippine National Police undertook the switching of 2004 election returns at the Batasan three years ago, Malaya reported today.
Sen. Richard Gordon, chair of the Senate electoral reform committee, was not available for comment.
Biazon, chair of the national defense committee, spearheaded the investigation of alleged involvement of military officers in tampering election results in 2004 and wiretapping of President Arroyo and former Comelec Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano.
Biazon said the only reason the Senate defense panel undertook the previous investigation was that generals of the Armed Forces were implicated in the alleged electoral fraud in 2004.
He said since it’s the PNP’s SAF and not the military that is allegedly involved, it should be handled by another committee.
Biazon assured the full cooperation of his Senate defense panel by “making available all materials presented to the committee.”