Court junks anew Ping review plea
By Benjamin B. Pulta 12/24/2010A Manila court turned down another motion of fugitive Sen. Panfilo Lacson to compel the Department of Justice (DoJ) to reinvestigate the criminal charges filed against him in connection with the double-murder case involving publicist Salvador “Bubby” Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito.
In an order dated Dec. 21, Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 18 acting presiding Judge Thelma Bunyi-Medina said Lacson’s lawyers failed to present new arguments or issues that would warrant a reversal of the court’s order last July 23 that initially junked the petition.
“After considering all the allegations and arguments contained in the said motions as well as the comments or opposition thereto by the prosecution and accused Cesar Mancao II, this Court finds no compelling reason to deviate from its previous findings in its said order,” the court ruled.
The Manila court also explained that any disposition on the part of the DoJ with regard to the reinvestigation will ultimately still be subject to the court’s appreciation..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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