Noy pushes ‘culture of impunity’
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Clearing his close buddy and allies, then giving all others a limp slap on the wrist define Noynoy Aquino’s embrace of the culture of impunity and cover-ups under his stewardship.
From the start, it was evident that Noynoy was bent on a cover-up and whitewash of the botched Aug. 23 hostage rescue operations. He created the Incident Investigation and Review Committee (IIRC) headed by his Justice secretary, Leila de Lima, initially as his way out of a diplomatic falling out with China and a way to cool the outrage of the Hong Kongese.
But as the IIRC started its interviews with the concerned officials, and with Department of Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Rico Puno fumbling in his testimony, and spilling out the state of the DILG’s separation of powers and authority, it was just as clear that the IIRC would find Noynoy’s close and trusted pal, as well as his allies, liable, whether administratively or criminally.
But this, Noynoy would not allow as he had to absolve his close buddy and allies of all accountability, responsibility and liability and there was no way he would take the IIRC sanctions lock, stock and barrel..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20101013com1.html
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