DE LIMA SAYS WARRANT STANDS BUT PALACE EQUIVOCATES
Lacson captors face criminal raps
By Benjamin B. Pulta 02/06/2011Fugitive Sen. Panfilo Lacson boldly turned the tables against his government pursuers as his lawyer threatened to file criminal charges against those who would serve the “stale” warrant of arrest against the lawmaker following a ruling by the Court of Appeals (CA) to dismiss the murder charges against him in connection with the 2000 murder of publicist Salvador “Bubby” Dacer and his driver Emmanuel Corbito.
Lacson’s counsel Alex Poblador, citing court rules, said the appellate court’s decision last week clearing Lacson logically nullified the arrest warrant in connection with those charges, contrary to claims made by Justice Secretary Leila de Lima.
De Lima claims her agency is yet to receive a formal copy of the CA Special Sixth Division’s decision and that technically the arrest warrant issued by a trial court against Lacson stands.
Malacañang, however, said the DoJ would readily comply should the court that handles Lacson’s case formally lift the arrest warrant it has served against him. Lacson is a known close ally of President Aquino..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20110206hed1.html
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