Leviste to Matibag: If no one is above the law, why not summon Recto?

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MANILA, Philippines — Batangas Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste has asked National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag why he would not summon Executive Secretary Ralph Recto over the alleged “honeytrap” plot if no one is above the law.

In a statement posted on his Facebook page, Leviste asked why Recto was not being called by NBI for its investigation on the government officials who have been targeted by a plan to frame different officials by having four women claim that they were coerced to have sex and use illegal drugs with them.

READ: Melvin Matibag to Leandro Leviste: ‘No one is above the law’

According to the NBI, Recto is one of the targets of the “honeytrap” scheme, while Leviste and and former Negros Oriental Rep. Jacinto “Jing” Paras have been accused as the masterminds.