Errant, selective search for truth in EO1 — GMA ally
09/08/2010
A close ally of former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo, arguing before the Supreme Court (SC), denounced what he said was the “errant and selective search for truth” of President Aquino’s Executive Order 1 (EO1) that created the controversial “Truth Commission.”
In oral arguments before the high court, House Minority Leader and Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman said “EO1 wan-tonly violates the equal protection clause when it deliberately vested the Truth Commission with jurisdiction and authority to solely target officials and employees of the Arroyo administration.”
“This errant selective search for the truth and flawed pursuit of justice is patently discriminatory,” he added.
More importantly, Lagman insists that the creation of the Truth Commission usurps the powers of the Office of the Ombudsman..... MORESource: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100908hed5.html
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