Jesuit Fr. Albert Alejo / photo from CBCP News |
Jesuit priest Fr. Albert Alejo has denied his involvement in
the “Ang Totoong Narcolist” viral videos, which includes hiring Peter Joemel
Advincula as “Bikoy” for the destabilization plot against President
Rodrigo Duterte called “Project Sodoma.”
With this, Alejo asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) panel
of prosecutors to dismiss the complaint filed against him by the Philippine
National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG)
concerning the said videos.
“I sincerely hope and pray that this Honorable Panel in
proceeding with the investigation of the instant case, to be steadfast to stand
by its solemn duty to see t it that this investigation be not only for the prosecuting
the guilty, but most importantly, to ‘secure the innocent against hasty,
malicious, and oppressive prosecutions, and to protect the innocent from open
and public accusation of crime, from the trouble, expense and anxiety of a
public trial, and to protect the State from useless and expensive trials,” Alejo
said in his counter-affidavit.
“A perusal, however, of the letter-referral and Sinumpaang
Salaysay of co-respondent Peter Joemel Advincula would readily reveal the
fabricated nature of the complaint filed against me,” Alejo stated.
“Thus, I categorically deny any participation in each of the
allegations against me that are inconsistent with the averments contained in
this counter-affidavit,” he added.
In a sworn statement, Advincula claimed that he went to the Ateneo de Manila
University (ADMU) seeking work when he got hired by Alejo as a research assistant
in 2018.
Advincula also claimed that Alejo was the one who coined
Project Sodoma and named Advincula as “Bikoy” in the video series.
On the other hand, Alejo admitted taking in Advincula since
the alleged whistleblower claimed to
have “abandoned his job fearing for his
life, seeking justice and spiritual solace from God, professing truths about
his background, with a willingness to even die for his convictions.”
“This was how Peter Joemel Advincula presented himself when
he arrived,” Alejo recounted.
“Thus, it is certainly unfounded, for Advincula to claim
that: he came simply looking for a job; that I gave the name Project Sodoma;
that I have taken part in the meetings to plan a destabilization plot against
the President and his administration; or that I have committed acts in
violation of the law or against the Government,” the priest said
Alejo reiterated that Alejo’s statements are all false
allegations.
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