DoJ chief: Lacson an embarrassment for RP law enforcement
By Benjamin B. Pulta 10/20/2010Flight is considered proof of guilt, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima advised fugitive lawmaker Panfilo “Ping” Lacson yesterday as she conceded that local law enforcement officials’ failure to bring the indicted senator to court is fast “becoming an embarrassment” for the Aquino administration.
“Flight is indicative of guilt although it does not apply all the time,” De Lima said, adding that she had received information that Lacson is avoiding a public arrest. “As I understand it, it is what he (Lacson) abhors—the very idea that he would be handcuffed and jailed.”
The Justice chief claimed the Philippine government is still clueless on the whereabouts of Lacson who was accused in the November 2000 Salvador “Bubby” Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito killings.
Lacson claims he was victim of political persecution of the administration of former President Gloria Arroyo. He is facing two counts of murder at the sala of Manila regional trial court (RTC) Branch 18.
The Justice chief is set to discuss with the prosecution panel regarding the next steps to be taken after a United States court denied the habeas corpus filed by former police Senior Supt. Michael Ray Aquino, Lacson’s erstwhile right hand man..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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