By Christina Mendez
Phil Star
Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago claimed yesterday that former President Fidel Ramos could be a candidate for admission to a mental institution after he challenged her to invite fugitive Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi to the Philippines to attend a Senate public hearing.
“So, any person who will do that is possibly a candidate for some institution, probably mental,†Santiago said.
She said Ramos is out of his mind daring her to call Gadhafi to a Senate hearing, as well as former US ambassador Kristie Kenney over the allegations that came out in WikiLeaks cable.
“He (Ramos) is now out of his mind. I think the stress of the presidency, for which he was unprepared in the first place, has been too much and has already gone off his rocker,†Santiago said.
“Biro mo ipa-summon niya sa (imagine, he wants to summon to the) Blue Ribbon (committee hearing) si Ghadafi na hindi nga mahanap-hanap ng (who can’t be found by the) major powers of the world, they are all searching for him on the basis of the warrant of arrest issued by the International Criminal Court.â€
WikiLeaks reported that Ramos accepted an illegal campaign contribution from Gadhafi worth P5 million for the 1992 presidential election.
“The challenge is geriatric ranting and raving. You know it’s completely ridiculous. Isn’t this man acquainted with foreign affairs? Isn’t he acquainted with political science that we have no jurisdiction over any foreign national, much less another head of state?†Santiago said.
Santiago thinks Ramos is ignorant about international laws.
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