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The Philippine Supreme Court voted on Friday to remove its top judge, whom
President Rodrigo Duterte called an “enemy” for voting against
controversial government proposals, citing violations in the way she was
appointed.
菲律賓高級法院在星期五投票決定移除其首席法官。杜特蒂說這法官是國家的敵人。因
為她投票否決政府政策，違反她被指派的規定。
One opposition party said the ouster of Maria Lourdes Sereno, the country’s
first woman chief justice, removed a shield against abuse of power in
government and left behind a “puppet Supreme Court”.
其中一個反對黨說，Maria Lourdes Sereno這位首席法官(也是該國第一個女性首席法官)
被移除後，整個國家對抗濫權的護盾少了一道防線，整個高等法院變成魁儡法院。
By a vote of 8-6, the court granted the government’s petition to cancel
Sereno’s appointment on the grounds of alleged violations in the appointment
process.
8比6的投票中，法院通過政府以違反指派任務之名想革除Sereno職位的要求。
“Maria Lourdes Sereno is found disqualified from, and hereby adjudged guilty
of unlawfully holding and exercising, the office of the chief justice,” said
court spokesman Theodore Te, who read out the decision.
「Maria Lourdes Sereno將被革職，並且以違法佔有以及實行法院的首席法官的權利宣判
有罪。」法官發言人表示。
Sereno is the first chief justice to be removed by her peers and the second
top judge to lose the position after her predecessor was impeached for
non-disclosure of wealth.
Sereno是第一個法官被他的同儕開除的，也是第二個失去這位子的人。前一個失去的法官
因為不將財產公布被彈劾。
The court declared Sereno’s position vacant with immediate effect and
ordered the judicial and bar council to begin a new selection process, Te
said.
法院宣布Sereno的彈劾馬上生效，並且立即請司法協會著手新的選舉程序。
It gave Sereno a deadline of 10 days after receiving a copy of its decision
to explain why she should not be sanctioned for a number of alleged
violations, such as “casting aspersions and ill-motive to the members of the
Supreme Court”.
Sereno有10天的期限，可以解釋為何她不應該因為這些指控被制裁。這些指控包含
惡意中傷、包藏禍心於高等法院的同儕。
Sereno has denied any wrongdoing, and her spokesman said she would appeal the
decision. “It is a sad day,” Jojo Lacanilao said in a television interview.
Sereno否認任何的指控，發言人她絕對上訴到底。「雖阿雖，種瓠瓜生菜瓜」
她的發言人Jojo 在電視訪談中表示。
An hour after the decision, Sereno emerged from her office and urged her
supporters to “defend the constitution and fight wrongdoing”.
決定發表後一小時，Sereno馬上從她的辦公室跳出來，大聲疾呼她的聲援者
「抵制惡意章程！抗議錯誤作為！」
“Let’s continue to spread the message of democracy and reason,” she said.
「我們要繼續宣揚民主及合理程序的運作。」
Duterte’s lawyer Salvador Panelo and government spokesman Harry Roque issued
separate statements asking the public to respect the ruling.
杜特蒂的律師跟政府發言人分別發出聲明稿，叫大家稍安勿躁。
The scene outside the court in Manila was calm after the ruling. Crowds of
supporters and opponents of Sereno had gathered outside the building before
the ruling.
馬尼拉法庭在這事件發生後是蠻冷靜的。Sereno的聲援者跟反對者都在法院外集結著。
Opposition politicians denounced Sereno’s removal.
然後在野黨發布了Sereno的革職。
Senator Risa Hontiveros called it “a direct stab to the heart of our
Constitution”, while her Akbayan party said the country was “a heartbeat
away” from the death of its democracy.
參議員Risa Hontiveros說是「一個直搗憲法心臟的重擊」。她所屬的政黨表示
「這國家跟他民主死亡的階段只差臨門一腳啦乾」
“After having a lapdog Congress and a seriously wounded Senate, we now have
a puppet Supreme Court,” the party said in a statement.
「魁儡國會，慘兮兮的參議會，接下來就是魁儡法院囉~」
Duterte has made no secret of his dislike of Sereno.
杜特蒂很不爽Sereno，他也不會否認這事實。
She voted against several of his proposals, such as extending martial law on
a restive island and allowing late dictator Ferdinand Marcos to be buried in
a cemetery for national heroes.
她投票否決他的一些要求，像是延長動盪地區的戒嚴、允許Ferdinand Marcos這獨裁者
埋葬在國民英雄的墳墓中等聲請。
In October last year, Duterte dared Sereno to open her bank account to public
scrutiny, accusing her of corruption and of being used by his political
opponents.
去年十月，杜特蒂就叫Sereno把銀行帳戶公開給大家審查看看，因為他指控她貪汙，
而且被杜特蒂的政治對手操弄。
Friday’s decision came before Congress, controlled by Duterte’s allies,
returns from its Easter break next week to vote on an impeachment complaint
against Sereno.
星期五的決定比國會準備在復活節前後彈劾的速度還快。阿對了，國會也是杜特蒂的人。
備註：
1.杜特蒂有夠狂，想怎樣就怎樣
2.八卦版應該很愛這種國家ㄅ顆顆？
3.我翻譯的，無聊可以給個推