Audacious demands
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| Ninez Cacho-Olivares |
Fugitive Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, will surface on condition that the arrest warrant against him is withdrawn, so said his lawyer yesterday.
“From what I understand, if the warrant of arrest is withdrawn or suspended and the reinvestigation is officially conducted, he is going to surface and he will participate in the reinvestigation,” lawyer Alex Poblador stressed.
This is probably the first time a fugitive wanted on murder charges sets his own conditions, which is not only audacious of him, but also unheard of.
Lacson may be a senator, but surely, as an accused in a murder trial, and with an arrest warrant issued against him, he is in no position to set conditions, such as surfacing only if the arrest warrant is withdrawn and a reinvestigation of the case is officially conducted.
Why should he be seeking special treatment?
His lawyer explained that Lacson “will not allow himself to be arrested and detained for a crime he did not commit,” adding that it is unfair that Lacson is being treated like a criminal which the lawyer said was not the case, saying that due respect must be accorded Lacson.
Why should rules be bent for Lacson, and.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20101202com2.html
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