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The most notable part of the decision of Malacañang to dismiss Deputy Ombudsman Emilio Gonzalez III was that most Filipinos read it on April Fools’ Day and considered it a joke.
Gonzalez, being the first official to be dealt a penalty for the the bungled hostage rescue on Aug. 23 last year resulting in the death of eight Hong Kong tourists, is clearly being made a scapegoat by the Palace for the incident.
No one would be believe that he carries the biggest blame for the hostage crisis and his name only cropped up among the many other people hostage-taker former cop Rolando Mendoza was blaming for his removal from the police force.
Mendoza also, in his fit of rage, accused Gonzalez of extorting P150,000 from him to get a favorable decision from the Ombudsman on an extortion case which later was among the reasons that later led to Mendoza being booted out..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110403com1.html
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