Crisologo’s arrest 'won’t affect his candidacy': Comelec

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Crisologo’s arrest 'won’t affect his candidacy': Comelec

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

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Updated May 13, 2019 11:31 AM PHT

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MANILA - The arrest of Quezon City mayoral candidate Bingbong Crisologo would "not affect" his candidacy “in the short term,” Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez said Monday, a day after the lawmaker was arrested for alleged obstruction of justice.

"He was arrested for obstruction of justice and obstruction of justice is not an election offense," Jimenez told ABS-CBN News.

“Hindi niyan maaapektuhan 'yung kaniyang kandidatura in the short term,” he said.

(That will not affect his candidacy in the short term.)

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Crisologo and his son Edrix Crisologo along with 44 poll watchers were arrested in an anti-vote buying operation in Barangay Bahay Toro on the eve of Election Day.

The Quezon City representative and his son were charged with obstruction of justice, unjust vexation, disobedience and resisting arrest resulting in physical injury and grave coercion for allegedly taunting police officials who conducted a crackdown on a supposed vote-buying incident in the area.

The 80-year-old lawmaker said his camp was merely training poll watchers for the May 13 elections.

They spent the night at the Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit of the Quezon City Police District.

Crisologo is undergoing inquest proceedings Monday following his arrest.

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