CA orders Ping to answer DoJ appeal on Dacer case By Benjamin B. Pulta 03/03/2011

CA orders Ping to answer DoJ appeal on Dacer case

By Benjamin B. Pulta 03/03/2011
A ruling by the Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered fugitive Sen. Panfilo Lacson to answer within a non-extendible period the Department of Justice (DoJ)’s position seeking his indictment for the murders of Salvador “Bubby” Dacer and Emmanuel Corbito.

In a resolution dated March 1, 2011, the appellate court’s Special Sixth Division said “leave of court is granted and petitioner’s (Lacson’s) opposition dated Feb. 24, 2011 is admitted as his comment to Cezar Mancao II’s motion for leave to intervene on Feb. 15, 2011,” said the CA.

Associate Justice Ramon Bato wrote the resolution, with the concurrence of Associate Justices Juan Enriquez Jr. and Isaias Dicdican.

Last Feb. 3, the CA ruled in favor of Lacson and said there was no probable cause for the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 18 to prosecute the senator and to issue a warrant of arrest against him. .... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20110303nat4.html