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Reacting to the fall-out from Hong Kong, whose residents are, to this day, mad as hell at the Aquino administration for its refusal to take responsibility for the death of some eight Hong Kong Chinese over the botched rescue hostage last Aug. 23, Malacañang suddenly, albeit belatedly, came out with the announcement of the dismissal of Deputy Ombudsman Emilio Gonzalez III for gross neglect of duty and gross misconduct in handling the dismissal complaint against hostage-taker Rolando Mendoza.
In a statement, the Office of the Executive Secretary said: “This is the first time that the Aquino administration has taken direct action against an official in connection with the Aug. 23 hostage-taking following the review of the Incident Investigation and Review Committee (IIRC) report by the Palace legal team headed by Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr.”
The decision was issued on March 31, 2011, or some seven months after the bloody hostage situation.
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Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110402com1.html
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