Delegate Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan (Ind-MP) said he respects the votes of the Senate to acquit Gov. Ralph DLG Torres of the six Articles of Impeachment brought by the House of Representatives that charged the governor of corruption and neglect of duty. <\/p>\n
In an interview with Saipan Tribune Monday, Sablan said that, although he disagrees with the Senate, he respects their decision. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not a member of the local Legislature. That\u2019s up to them. I don\u2019t agree with it, but I have to respect their work,\u201d the delegate said. He did not elaborate. <\/p>\n
Last May 19, with three \u201cyes\u201d votes and four \u201cno\u201d votes, the Articles of Impeachment failed to garner the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the nine-member Senate to convict Torres.<\/p>\n
Sens. Vinnie Vinson F. Sablan (R-Saipan) and Justo S. Quitugua (R-Saipan) recused from participating in the impeachment trial. Sablan is Torres\u2019 running mate in the coming Nov. 8 election, while Quitugua disclosed that Torres\u2019 maternal grandfather is his mother\u2019s sibling.<\/p>\n
With respect to his re-election bid, Sablan said he hopes he will be running unopposed again.<\/p>\n
He said the campaign has already started and the election is getting closer, but until now he has not heard of anyone running against him.<\/p>\n
Sablan is seeking his eighth term as the CNMI\u2019s delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives under the NMI Democratic Party.<\/p>\n
Sablan ran as independent in his previous terms, but he has caucused with Democrats in Congress. He ran unopposed in the 2016 and 2020 elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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