Senate mulls Lacson custody; Palace says no to demands By Aytch S. de la Cruz and Angie Rosales 08/24/2010

Senate mulls Lacson custody; Palace says no to demands

By Aytch S. de la Cruz and Angie Rosales 08/24/2010 The Palace rejected yesterday the twin demands of fugitive Sen. Panfilo Lacson for the suspension of his arrest warrant and his being placed under house arrest as conditions for his surfacing and surrender to face double-murder charges but Sen. Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan raised the possibility of the Senate taking custody of the embattled legislator while his court case is pending. Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio ‘Sonny’ Coloma, instead, directed the son of Lacson to submit his father’s appeals to the Manila regional trial court (RTC) saying that President Aquino does not have the authority to grant any of the conditions Lacson has set for his surrender. Lacson’s son and chief of staff, Ronald Jay, the other day said that his father would come out of hiding if the arrest warrant issued against him in relation to the 2000 slaying of publicist Salvador Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito is suspended and that he be placed under house arrest. Coloma said there is nothing that the Executive branch can do on Lacson’s case because it is now under the jurisdiction of the Manila RTC. Senate president Juan Ponce Enrile gave the same view on Lacson’s demands saying the suspension of his arrest warrant is beyond authority of the Chief Executive.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100824hed3.html

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